The gut (belly/bowel/intestines) are greatly affected by CF. There are a lot of issues that can come up. Like I have said before, not all CFers have the same symptoms and problems, nor do they have them at the same rate/severity. I am going to add some pictures to help describe all of these gut related this. The pictures will help describe some of the different aspects of these areas that are affected. I have included information about feeding tubes because maintaining weight is something many pancreatic insufficient CFers deal with. We have to keep the weight on so that we can fight infections. (more…)
CF Happens
Sometimes in life CF (Cystic Fibrosis) happens…pun intended
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The lungs are a delicate thing. They are sacks of air that keep you alive. It is an understatement to say that breathing with crappy lungs is hard work. There are many things besides just the standard crappy CF lungs that can happen in someone with CF. A short list is the following; muscle/skeletal pain from all the coughing, collapsed lung (pneumothorax), pneumonia, pleurisy and lung bleeds (hemoptysis).
CF Happens 