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Gemma Jones & Kit Roberts

Dad 'feels pregnant' after stomach swells to 'size of beach ball' due to rare condition

A dad has told how he 'feels pregnant' after a liver condition caused his belly to swell leaving him in need of life-saving medical help.

David Burgess suffers from Wilson's Disease and now requires a transplant to help treat the condition.

The dad, 37, was diagnosed with the condition in 2005 when he was only 20, but is now in hospital after suffering some of the worst symptoms he has ever experienced.

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