People with Crohn’s and Colitis can now measure the severity and impact of their fatigue using a newly researched and validated IBD Fatigue Scale.
The IBD Fatigue Scale can be found on our new Fatigue in IBD microsite, along with our research findings from the 4-year project:
The scale is the product of our charity’s successful scientific partnership with researchers at King’s College London, University College London and the Addenbrookes’ NHS Trust.
For the 10,000 newly diagnosed young people with Crohn’s and Colitis every year, fatigue is a deeply debilitating symptom and Crohn’s and Colitis UK is delighted to welcome the support of Sam Faiers. Sam is helping the charity to fight IBD fatigue by improving awareness of this ‘hidden symptom’.
“The exhaustion I experienced was horrible, life limiting and a typically untreated symptom for people with Crohn’s or Colitis. This new Fatigue Scale is a breakthrough and will make talking to my doctors much, much easier. This really is great news for everyone with IBD.”
We are still looking for media volunteers to speak to the press in the upcoming weeks about their experiences with IBD Fatigue. If that sounds like something you'd like to get involved in, please email media@crohnsandcolitisuk.org.uk. So follow in Sam's footsteps and speak out about this often invisible and little understood symptom of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
70% of young people in 2007 when surveyed by the charity stated "Fatigue” as their most noticeable symptom. As a result we won £500,000 from the Big Lottery Fund to investigate Fatigue further.
