Hello all,

I have what may be a rather different question as my first post. I am an Eagle Scout and always enjoyed hiking and high adventure camping. In 2005 I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. This is a chronic disorder similar to Crohn's disease that attacks the lining of the large intestine causing bleeding. To relate this to more people it is like having giardia with no cure only remission. I really want to go backpacking again but it is rather difficult for me because of this. Does anybody have the same problem and how did you conquer it?

Thanks,

MC