Psychological associations with Crohn's

by K.
(St. Petersburg, FL)

Hey I was diagnosed with Crohn's at in August 2005 at the age of 15. Nearly 6 years later and I haven't had a recognizable flare up, but I have developed a number of emotional and psychological disturbance since that time.

I realize that I'm at the age where a lot of psychological disorders rear their ugly heard, but has anyone else recognized psychological problems occurring? Either as a result of certain symptoms or that just seemed to show up after diagnosis.

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