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Woman, 24, 'cries in bed all day' as cramps turn out to be life-changing illness

Admin manager Kirsty Heron, 24, from Swinton, has been left in excruciating pain and unable to enjoy some of the finer things in life after being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis

Daily Mirror

Young woman's sudden cramps led to life-changing diagnosis

Kirsty Heron suddenly felt excruciating cramps - likening the agony to having a mouth ulcer in her stomach - when she was at home one day in 2020.

Daily Record

'Sudden cramps led to life-changing diagnosis - I was using the toilet 20 times a day'

Kirsty Heron's agonising symptoms came out of nowhere

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What is microscopic colitis? Charity Guts UK warns of ‘hidden’ bowel condition

The symptoms of MC are often misjudged to be other bowel conditions such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease

Evening Standard

Claim PIP for any of these gastrointestinal issues and you could be due up to £691 each month

Some 29,050 people are claiming PIP or ADP for 25 conditions including Crohn’s disease, Ulcerative Colitis and IBS.

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Ulcerative colitis diagnosis sends Sammie Brown, 23, on mission to make poo less taboo

Sammie Brown, 23, is a self-proclaimed "poo lady" living with a chronic disease that she can't always afford to treat. She's already helped to lower the cost of subsidised medicines, but she hopes her story can be about more than saving money.

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Grateful Lindsey McCurdy battles back from debilitating bowel disease to begin sixth season on Epson Tour

Lindsey was given a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis, a disease of the large intestine. There is no known cure.

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UnitedHealthcare coverage denial exposed

A college student's fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims

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Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis ‘may be preventable through healthy lifestyle’

Risk factors include smoking, exercise levels and intact of fruit and vegetables

The Independent UK

Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis ‘may be preventable through healthy lifestyle’

Risk factors include smoking, exercise levels and intact of fruit and vegetables

The Independent UK

Consumer Health: Who is at risk for inflammatory bowel disease?

Researchers estimate that more than half a million people in the U.S. have Crohn's disease, and 600,000 to 900,000 people in the U.S. have ulcerative colitis, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

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Purdue’s Nick Zecchino Refused To Be Tackled By Illness

The long snapper credits family and football with helping him focus on goals and achieve his dreams.

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NI woman opens up on ulcerative colitis diagnosis and urges others not to ignore symptoms

Megan McNeill is urging others to use the online symptom checker if they're concerned

Belfast Live

Woman 'dreaded leaving the house' after condition left her needing toilet up to 16 times a day

Veterinary surgeon Emma Huntley was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and experienced a range of crippling symptoms. She says having a stoma bag fitted - something she feared - has massively improved her life.

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How the stoma bag I’d been dreading changed my life forever

Emma Huntley, 25, who lives in Carmarthen, Wales, was in agony from ulcerative colitis.

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Woman who got a stoma bag at 25 says it has given her back her life

Emma Huntley was in agony from ulcerative colitis before she got the bag

Benzinga

Recap Of Wednesday's Biotech Catalysts - End Of the Day Summary

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review MediWound’s (NASDAQ:MDWD) recently re-submitted Biologics License Application (BLA) for its lead asset NexoBrid for eschar removal (debridement) in adults with deep partial-thickness and/or full-thickness thermal burns. MediWound shares traded in a range of $1.6 to $1.76 on a day…

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Recap Of Tuesday's Biotech Catalysts - End of The Day Summary

European Commission (EC) has approved AbbVie’s (NYSE:ABBV) lead asset RINVOQ (upadacitinib 45 mg [induction dose] and 15 mg and 30 mg [maintenance doses]) for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. AbbVie shares traded in a range of $150.33 to $153.56 on a day volume…

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Daily Biotech Pulse: EU Approval For AbbVie's Ulcerative Colitis Treatment, Angion Biomedica Evaluates Alternatives, Clinical Hold For Immuron's Bacterial Infection Candidate

Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours:

Tribune News Service

Mayo Clinic Q and A: How to manage symptoms of liver disease

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband is 45 and has lived with irritable bowel syndrome for many years. He was recently diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis. Are these two conditions related? We were told a liver transplant was likely in the future. Do all people require a transplant? Are other treatments…

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Applied Molecular Shares Tumble After Disappointing Data From Mid-Stage Ulcerative Colitis Study

Applied Molecular Transport Inc (NASDAQ: AMTI) has

Daily Mirror

Firefighter suffering from 'invisible illness' has to go to the toilet 30 times a day

Catherine Hopkins started suffering swollen joints, belly pain and chronic fatigue at the age of 27 and was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis which has had a major impact on her quality of life

Benzinga

Seres Therapeutics Touts New Safety Data, Plans First FDA Approval For Microbiome Drug

Seres Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:MCRB) announced confirmatory results from ECOSPOR IV, an open-label study for SER-109 to prevent recurrent C. difficile infection (rCDI). The overall safety profile observed in ECOSPOR IV through 24 weeks indicated that SER-109 was well tolerated. The ECOSPOR III and ECOSPOR IV studies conclude the SER-109 Phase 3 development program. In ECOSPOR…

Glasgow Live

Lanarkshire student, 23, dies 13 days after cancer diagnosis as twin sister demands answers

Ryan Brown's family are planning to submit a formal complaint to NHS Lanarkshire as they believe he received "a neglectful lack of care".

Daily Record

Young Scot dies from bowel cancer 13 days after diagnosis as twin sister hits out at 'lack of care'

Ryan Brown's sister Hope believes there were multiple missed opportunities to diagnosis her sibling and is calling for more frequent testing for patients with ulcerative colitis.

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