Personal voicesEvery patient's experience of Crohn's and Colitis is different. Our website and booklet tells the story of just some of the UK's 240,000 children, teenagers and adults who have the conditions.
Catherine's story
Derek’s mum Catherine was diagnosed with Crohn’s at the age of 16 and, although she defied medical advice to have two children, she was almost always frail.
Chris's story
Chris was diagnosed with Crohn’s in 1983. Since then he has undergone surgery eight times and had numerous other stays in hospital.
Jennifer's story
It took 18 months of pain, sickness, bleeding, exhaustion and dramatic weight loss for 22 year-old Jennifer to be diagnosed with Crohn’s despite three visits to Accident and Emergency and even more visits to her GP.
Philip's story
Philip was a happy little soul from the moment he was born, and being diagnosed with Colitis at the age of 16 did nothing to change this.
Rob's story
There were two reasons why Rob’s experience of Crohn’s came as a shock to him.
Robyn's story
Robyn was only 8 years old when she was diagnosed with Colitis, becoming the third generation in her family to have the condition.
Ruth's story
As a working wife and mum of two, Ruth battled through periods of sickness and stomach pain for several years before being diagnosed with Crohn’s.
Sarah's story
“I felt very alone,” Sarah says, remembering her first two years of illness. “No one understood what I was going through.”
Sonya's story
Diagnosed with both Crohn’s and Colitis, Sonya’s experience has included multiple surgeries, more than 90 general anaesthetics, 37 blood transfusions, long periods of up to a year when her only food has come intravenously.
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