 My Uncle Ted died last year at the age of 80, never having once mentioned his illness to me or my brothers. He left a large bequest to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation to help fund better treatments for these diseases and also to help other people, old and young, seek and get help for the situation that he was never able to talk about. Don't feel you need to hide your Crohn's or Colitis. Go to SpillYourGuts.org to learn more about the treatments available and even find a specialist. That's SpillYourGuts.org.