'When you've got a problem with your bowel it can be quite embarrassing but we really need to put that aside and talk about it.'
Ailish Evans and Summer Griffiths, who have ulcerative colitis, want young people to know more about the condition
"When you've got a problem with your bowel it can be quite embarrassing but we really need to put that aside and talk about it," says Ailish, who lives in Corringham, near Basildon.Ailish suffered with bowel problems for eight years before she was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis "I could never drink alcohol on a night out with friends because it really aggravated me so it was difficult for me socially."Ailish says she was dismissed by several doctors because of her age and gender. "Because I'm a young girl, they thought it was just period pains or my hormones. It was so frustrating."
Symptoms include diarrhoea, often with blood and mucus, cramps, tiredness, loss of appetite and weight "There are some things I can't eat now like peas, sweetcorn, mushrooms, raisins, popcorn and peanuts, because they're not easy to digest - but my boyfriend has learnt lots of new recipes and really looks after me.", after friends and family kept asking for more information to understand what she was going through.
Summer fell ill while she was at university in Newcastle. The 21-year-old suffered blood in her poo, stomach pains and was going to the toilet up to 30 times a day.
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