Life Without Leaks
Life Without Leaks
National Association for Continence
No One Believed Me: One Man’s Fight for a Crohn’s Diagnosis - and Recovery
41 minutes Posted Mar 29, 2026 at 4:00 pm.
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In this gripping episode of Life Without Leaks, we speak with John, a law enforcement officer, father of two and competitive strongman, about his harrowing journey to a Crohn’s disease diagnosis. What began as severe abdominal pain during college spiraled into months of weight loss, vomiting, emergency room visits and being repeatedly dismissed as a drug seeker. Despite worsening symptoms - including intestinal rupture and near-fatal complications - John struggled to be believed. Ultimately, ...