Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
Patient Stories | Alex and Crohn's disease

Finding the Silver Lining as a Teenage Crohn's Patient

When he was 9 years old and in fourth grade, Alex dropped to a rail-thin 50 pounds.

He was diagnosed with Crohn's disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disease.

Today, Alex has learned to manage his condition. He says it has made him always look for the silver lining in life.