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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Lifestyle
Martin Winter

Back pain and arthritis are top physical conditions Brits suffer from in silence

Back pain, arthritis, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome or Crohn's disease are some of the top physical conditions that cause over half of Brits (52%) daily pain – that they choose to hide from others.

Other ailments that affect day-to-day life include asthma, diabetes, skin conditions such as eczema, and incontinence.

But one in ten choose to suffer in silence and not tell a single soul about their struggles – for fear of being judged (32%) or treated differently (38%).

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