11 things not to say to people with Crohn's or colitis
You've lost weight! You look great!
"My biggest pet peeve is comments about my weight - anything weight-related," says Marge McDonald, 46, who runs a council on aging and senior center in Chelmsford, Mass., and was first diagnosed with ulcerative colitis 10 years ago. She recalls that when her mother, who also has UC, lost about 50 pounds, people kept saying how great she looked.
McDonald says she would think, "No, she doesn't. Her skin is hanging off her; she looks gray."
"We're so focused on weight we don't notice anything else," she says.
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