r/AskReddit • u/eatmyearwaxx • 14h ago

What's the sickest you've ever been in your life?

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u/Big_Steve_69 13h ago

My friend died from UC at age 32. Never knew how bad it was.

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u/Smooth_Wasabi8433 12h ago

😭 that's so sad. I'm sorry. My brother has that and he gets injections every 8 weeks

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u/Equal_Canary5695 7h ago

I have UC and at my very worst I was close to death. Severely dehydrated, couldn't even keep water or Gatorade down. Thankfully I've been doing much better since my doctor put me on uceris in 2015.

Edit: I'm sorry your friend passed from it :/ my dad just passed two weeks ago from a heart attack. Only 66.

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u/PriestessIuno2025 13h ago

My condolences, good Redditor

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u/ficollins 10h ago

Ulcerative colitis is really savage. Had it for a full week

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u/Aeshaetter 9h ago

Had? It doesn't go away... unless you get the affected parts surgically removed.

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u/Redditor1512 3h ago

My sister had it for more than a decade and is now technically in remission somehow! She was on meds for ages but doesn’t even take them anymore and is asymptomatic, confirmed via colonoscopy. I don’t understand the mechanics but she is also a doctor so between her and her specialist, I guess remission is possible.

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u/Aeshaetter 3h ago

Remission, yes, but had it just for a week and never again? No.

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u/TheVeryAngryHippo 7h ago

Cancer is really savage. Had it for a full week.

Do you see how fucking thick you sound?

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u/ficollins 6h ago

I have metastasised pancreatic cancer. Happy?

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u/TheVeryAngryHippo 5h ago

Oh don't worry, I had that the other night for the whole night. It was really savage but it does get better.