Tag: Crohn’s

A mum who has Crohn’s disease so severe that she became reliant on adult nappies has had surgery to remove several major digestive organs. Ashley Strickland, 34, was suddenly struck down by severe stomach pain in 2010, which tests showed was ulcerative colitis – a long-term condition where the bowel becomes inflamed. The network marketer

Woman, 25, whose ‘stomach exploded’ because of Crohn’s disease gets engaged to her ‘soulmate’ and fellow sufferer, 30, after they met on a Facebook support group Chloe Meade and Rhys Thomas connected over social media in 2015  Met two years later after bumping into each other at a hospital in Cardiff Mr Thomas popped the question

Personal assistant, 28, was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at just 13 after going to the dentist to complain about her mouth ulcers Rosie Campbell went to the dentist when she developed pain in her mouth Diagnosed in 2003 and told she would suffer blood poisoning without a stoma Resisted for six months before her condition

A clinical trial has begun which will use stem cell transplants to grow a new immune system for people with untreatable Crohn’s disease—a painful and chronic intestinal disease which affects at least 115,000 people in the UK. The study, led by Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS trust, is funded with £2m