Ulcerative Colitis & Renting an Apartment: What to Look For

When considering an apartemnt to rent, one must ask themselves, how can this apartment best improve my health? Or at least not further exacerbate my health concerns? Especially when suffering with ulcerative colitis, one must take several health factors into consideration. Especially with ulcerative colitis, it's possible that you may have a compromised immune system due t malnutrition, which may have accrued over the years.

You want to make sure that you have a nice apartment which would be easy to maintain upkeep. I would strongly advise against carpeted apartments. I once lived in a studio apartment which was entirely carpeted save for the bathroom and kitchen. This was a terrible living arrangement as I began to develop multiple chemical sensitivities. I still believe that this was due to the carpet, which was constantly dirty and most likely housed various strange microscopic critters.

I tried to counter those sensitivities by taking all sorts of supplements, which did help to an extent, but it's very difficult to reverse something that's present all the time. For example, let's say you have to take two dosages of antidepressants a day, and you're prescribed to do so on a regular basis. Well, some of the warned side effects are loss of libido as well as weight gain. Let's say you get hit hard by all of the said side effects, but you've been trying to maintain your weight for years, and have been barely making it on a strict regimen.

Once you start those antidepressants, you now have an extra wave to battle, and the cumulative effects may be overwhelming and may seem to be nearly impossible to counter. Same with a gross, sordid living situation. As an ulcerative colitis sufferer, you must make sure that your housing is going to be immaculate. The kitchen should be big enough (you're probably going to be spending some time in here planning meals and preparing them, especially since your food choices outside are going to be limited).

The bathroom is another place you will most likely be spending a LOT of time in (unless you have your stomach attacks in the bathrooms at work or at the library, which I sometimes do). Make sure that when you're scounting the place out at first, that it looks clean and seems like something you'll be able to clean with ease. For sanity's sake, I always choose a bathroom with a window, to a) get rid of the smells faster and b) to improve the circulation, so that mold and other nasties will be less likely to accumulate.