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Posted 4/4/2011 2:25 PM (GMT 0)
I thought this was an interesting tidbit. Casey Abrams, a contestant on this season of American Idol, suffers from UC. He was hospitalized once, but it wasn't discussed on air what the reason was behind his hospitalization.

Hopefully he will be open about his condition in the public eye!

www.longislandpress.com/2011/03/11/casey-abrams-ulcerative-colitis/
Posted 4/4/2011 2:26 PM (GMT 0)
Yup was posted on here before.
Posted 4/4/2011 3:25 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for sharing. I Didn't know this.

He's one of our favorite.
Posted 4/4/2011 3:53 PM (GMT 0)
I looked and didn't see anything about this-must not have gone back far enough.

Anyway, I agree-he is one of my faves too. I hope he is taking care of himself-that is a lot of stress for someone with UC!
Posted 4/4/2011 7:12 PM (GMT 0)
Wonder what miracle super drug he is on?? Or maybe it is just a minor case rolleyes
Posted 4/4/2011 7:30 PM (GMT 0)
He was hospitalized a couple of weeks ago for blood transfusions, I don't think that is indicative of a minor case.
Posted 4/5/2011 3:19 AM (GMT 0)
He was tweeting about his UC for awhile. Really upbeat attitude. As we all know, you have to be very, very sick to be bounced in the hospital for UC.
Posted 4/5/2011 5:17 AM (GMT 0)
I don't think it's that under control either. He's been in the hospital twice within a two month period or something like that.

He also has a doctor backstage at all times.
Posted 4/5/2011 8:15 PM (GMT 0)
Wow. Can you imagine performing under that pressure? What if you have to go to the bathroom in the middle of your performance?
Posted 4/5/2011 10:50 PM (GMT 0)
I wondered about that too. How does he handle the pressure? And yeah, what about on stage? He is obviously in the middle of a terrible flare if he needed blood transfusions. Maybe he wears a diaper when he goes on stage? Can't see how else he'd manage.
Posted 4/5/2011 11:20 PM (GMT 0)
I think I would have to wear a diaper because I would be too worried about an accident.
Posted 4/7/2011 1:25 AM (GMT 0)
My daughter and I watch Idol faithfully and I cheer extra for Casey knowing what he is going through. I wonder if he is on steroids because his face does seem sort of puffy to me. Anybody else notice that?
Posted 4/7/2011 4:07 AM (GMT 0)
I don't know how he does it. When we need to go we better find that restroon fast and we never know when we're going to get that feeling.
Posted 4/7/2011 4:17 AM (GMT 0)
kks, I think his face looks puffy too. I wonder if it's from pred or if he just has a puffy face?
Posted 4/7/2011 4:20 PM (GMT 0)
Definitely diaper. I read Scar Tissue and in one part Anthony Kiedis gets some infection or virus and can't stop pooping... he wore a diaper during his concert. Then again, those concerts are noisier haha
Posted 4/7/2011 7:21 PM (GMT 0)
I noticed his face too. It seems to have gotten puffier over the weeks so I would have to say he is on pred. I usually vote for him, not because of his Uc but because he has talent. I also like Scotty and Haley :) I think they were all really good last night.

Btw, you can tell he is thin too. Normally he wears layered clothing but for the past few shows, he didn't have as much on and you could tell he lost weight.
Posted 4/7/2011 8:31 PM (GMT 0)

I always wonder how may public figures have UC. This encourages me to know you can still be successful and cope with UC smilewinkgrin .

Thanks for sharing!

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