Hollyoaks actress Kelly Condron has opened up about her son’s illness that left him 'unable to eat' or keep food down.
Kelly's son George, 12, suffered from reflux since he was a baby but doctors were initially unable to identify his condition. Eventually, they diagnosed him with Barrett’s oesophagus, a condition more common in older people which can cause indigestion, heartburn and difficulty swallowing food. A less common side effect is having reflux – where food comes back up from the stomach into the food pipe.
Unfortunately, George’s symptoms are bad acid reflux and this has caused damage to his oesophagus. He has to date had twelve procedures to help widen and stretch it, performed by surgeons at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. Kelly, who suffered PTSD when her youngest child Matilda, seven, was born, says the stress of it all has caused her condition to flare.
