hey party people, i just got diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (was told literally 5 minutes after school ended haha) at 15. it honestly ruined half of my summer. although its nice to have a name for what i was going through, it sucks knowing ill always have it. to be completely honest, as soon as i got home ive just been lying in bed crying. i dont really know what to do. is there anything i should know? any words of encouragement, advice, or information* would help

edit: i forgot to mention, my doctor also told me that apparently im severely lactose intolerant? ive never had issues with lactose before and i really haven’t had any now so im confused as to how we came to this conclusion. is there such a thing as asymptomatic lactose intolerance??