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Shaun Keenan

Derry family hope mum's bowel disorder hell will end with potential "life-changing" trip to London

A Derry mum was left suffering for eight years with a bowel disorder before doctors could figure out her life-altering diagnosis

The mum-of-two was told her symptoms were 'nothing to worry about' more than two decades ago before being told she had Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome.

Doctors told Elaine Doherty, 47, that she had a rare and poorly understood disorder that often leaves people with chronic constipation.

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