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Summary of Question:	Sickness...Plz Help
Category:	Health
Date Posted:	Saturday, 11/01/2003 8:23 PM MDT

A warm hello and sat sriakal to everyone. I am a regular reader of this forum and i have to say this site is amazing and so are the moderators who take time out to do this sewa. I have a very debilitating condition called ulcerative colitis. I don't know if you have ever heard of this disease but it has ruined my life. I have had it since feb. 2000 and it has devasted my life. I have been to all the doctors that i could think of and was referred to but they all have ony one thing to say that there is no cure and the cause is not known. There is not one day that goes by where i ask myself and Waheguru ....why me? I cannot even go out for a few hours without having to run and look for a bathroom. It hurts so much and i just feel like dying. I really do not want to live anymore. I was supposed to start uni. in Jan. 2000 and i did for a few months but then i had to quit because i was bleeding so much. Now its 2003 and i have been seeing a naturopath recently and i just had another colonoscopy done in october. The doc said the colitis is now only in a part of the colon as opposed to the whole colon in 2000. I think the naturopath is helping but i have started to bleeb again after a long time now. I am in soo much pain every day. I started uni. again in may 2003 and i find it soo hard to study or do anything for that matter. I feel like giving up on life itself. My family situation is not helping.....there's always something to stress about in the family. What should i do.....? I am depressed and i feel like i am dying. I am so weak. I have lost so much weight. My clothes dont fit me anymore and i have become so self concious because of that. Please help me. If anyone out there knows anything about ulcerative colitis and how to cure it please help me. Thankyou for taking time out to read this. Your help will change my life.

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Sat Siri AKaal. Without laying blame, Guruji has given you this disease to pay off some karmic account from another time/life. This happens. I realize you are in pain, but understand that Gurbani is full of references that we create karma as we go the rounds of births and deaths. So, the first thing to do is accept this situation and make the most of it as you are able.

I am happy you are seeing a naturopath and getting medical help. I might recommend that consider acupuncture OR classical homeopathy as resources as well.
The other things that might help you through this:(1) stop complaining and accept that you have this. (2) Recite some paath or Gurbani for a little while daily. Meditation in your physical condition would be hard, but recitation shouldn't be. Just sit as comfortably as you can when you practice. Spend a little time every day on this. (3) I understand that university is a problem now and this has saddened you. Have you considered ONLINE study? I cannot recommend a place but there are legitimate learning centers online that can keep you engaged and learning and that might transfer credits over to a regular university when you are well. (4) no offense but the allopathic medical communiity does NOT have all the answers, which is why naturopathic, oriental and /or homeopathic doctors might be able to help where the allopathic cannot.
(5) have you researched your disease on the web and looked for treatment regimens (avoid 'wonder drugs'! that could be a hoax) or case studies of treatments using alternative medicines such as naturopathy? I am not saying diagnose on the web. I am saying see what's been done and then talk to YOUR doctor or naturopath about it. (6) Find a support group online or in your community where people who understand severe illness can give you moral and verbal support. Your doctor(s) should be able to help. Or call a local medical center or hospital and ask them. You might end up in a support group that is for a different, but equally debilitating disease. I am certain that there is some association out there that supports people with (various) colon diseases even if it isn't your illness. (7) get counseling if you cannot find a support group. If your family is not helping (and having a sick family member IS a stress, no offense), then find help outside. It does not have to cost money. If you are in the USA< call a local UNITED WAY agency and ask them to refer you for starters.
I hope this helps. Guru ang sang,
-DKK