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This woman hid her ’embarrassing’ secret health condition for a decade – now a skydive has boosted her confidence and she is telling the world

A woman is raising awareness for colitis after a daring skydive gave her the confidence to open up about the “embarrassing” condition she hid from almost all her friends and family for a decade. Nancy Ndure, 27, a wealth management trainee from ...

27 Sept 2022 at 08:40

Treatments that improve mood could help those with Crohn’s and colitis – study

Talking therapies could be “a valuable tool” for people with bowel disorders such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, researchers have suggested. Academics from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s ...

24 Jan 2024 at 23:30

Health

Man, 26, left with ‘acid burn’ rashes and 30 toilet trips per day after food poisoning turns out to be incurable disease

A once healthy 26-year-old man has been left needing the toilet up to 30 times a day and covered in red rashes which feel like “chemical burns” on his face and body after what he thought was food poisoning turned out to be a long-term ...

10 Oct 2023 at 07:00

Health

Woman told she would die aged 20 as weight fell to five stone undergoes life-saving surgery after bowel disease diagnosis

A woman who dropped to just five stone and was told she would die “within a few months” at 20 years old following a bowel disease diagnosis is now urging people not to ignore symptoms such as blood in their stool and frequent trips ...

03 Nov 2023 at 07:00

Health

Young vet who dreaded getting a stoma bag at 25 says it has given her back her life

A young veterinary surgeon forced to have a stoma bag fitted at the age of just 25 because of an agonising bowel condition says the surgery she dreaded has given her back her life. Emma Huntley underwent the procedure in May 2022 ...

06 Sept 2022 at 08:13

Health

Student with Crohn’s hopes to break stigma after being refused entry to toilet because she ‘does not look’ disabled

A university student who was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease at 13 hopes to break down the stigma around invisible disabilities after being refused entry to a disabled toilet because she did not “look like the people” with ...

04 Aug 2023 at 07:00

Woman ‘lived on gummy sweets and bran flakes for a year’

A stand-up comic has described how she survived on Haribo sweets and bran flakes for a year rather than seeking help for digestive problems. Sianny Thomas, from Swansea, South Wales, lived on the unusual diet in a bid to ...

02 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Amy Dowden has made as much impact on awareness as on Strictly dancefloor

Amy Dowden won over legions of fans as a professional on Strictly Come Dancing with her sunny personality and sparkling dance moves, but it has been her health struggles that have endeared her even further to the public....

04 Nov 2024 at 18:47

Health

‘I spent three festive periods in hospital due to Crohn’s disease – this Christmas I hope to re-write the story’

A musician who spent the last three Christmas periods in hospital on her own due to Crohn’s disease is hoping to “re-write the story” to avoid a fourth December admission this year. Kirsten Parry, 29, an assistant ...

18 Dec 2024 at 06:30

Strictly’s Amy Dowden discussed chemotherapy with Charles as she was made an MBE

Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden spoke about the “impact of chemotherapy” with the King as she was honoured at Buckingham Palace, she said. The Welsh dancer, who has Crohn’s disease, said being ...

18 Feb 2025 at 18:54

Health & Wellbeing

What are the symptoms of ulcerative colitis – as Chloe Meadows opens up about her experience of the condition

Reality star Chloe Meadows opened up about her personal experience with ulcerative colitis on Dr Oscar Duke’s Bedside Manners podcast, revealing that she ignored symptoms for around 10 years. The former ...

10 Jun 2025 at 12:44

Health

‘Childhood bullies nearly killed me because of my colitis – now I push boundaries and my husband has a stoma bag tattoo’

A colitis patient nearly killed by childhood bullies who stamped on her stoma is hoping to make fitness history – with her husband inking his support. Diagnosed with ulcerative colitis aged nine, ...

28 May 2025 at 00:01

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