Read. A Kobo or Kindle is your best
friend. Best thing is trashy teen
novels that you secretly want to
read, but don’t want the perceived
shame of carrying around the book
itself. Plus they are generally fairly
straightforward when it comes to
reading comprehension, so you’re
unlikely to miss anything crucial is your
eyes glaze over during particularly bad
waves of pain.
Internet. Whip out the old smartphone.
Read up on the news, or check out
a colitis/Crohn’s forum or support
group. I’m a particular fan of IHaveUC.
com and both the CrohnsDisease and
IBD subreddits on everyone’s favourite
Front Page of the Internet.
Text people.
Ponder. Eg. when will the drugs work
/ should I just get surgery / should I
just get surgery NOW by myself with
a kitchen knife / was the cheesecake
worth it?
Philosophise/theorise. If Archimedes
could make scientific discoveries in
the bath, why can’t you do it on the
loo?
...or just think about how delectable
those painkillers are going to be when
they start kicking in.
DO YOU HAVE A FUN LIST OF ACTIVITIES
YOU LIKE TO DO IN THE BATHROOM?
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