Overview

• The actor says he has been in remission for roughly one-and-a-half to two years while staying on medication and maintaining diet and exercise changes.
• He was diagnosed in August 2015 and underwent three surgeries over three months starting in January 2016, spending much of the following year hospitalized on both coasts.
• He recalls symptoms dating back to age 19 and says he initially underestimated the seriousness of the disease during early hospitalizations.
• He describes a period of profound loneliness and depression during the most acute phases of his illness.
• He has partnered with AbbVie on the Beyond a Gut Feeling campaign to share his IBD story, as Abbott Elementary’s fifth season premieres on October 1.