A mum who was told she had Crohn's disease as she suffered from "crippling illness" has now been diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer.
Emma Egerton was first told that she had ulcerated colitis when she was aged 11 and then this progressed to Crohn's disease which has left her in considerable pain, reported the Liverpool Echo.
Crohn's disease is a chronic condition where parts of the digestive system become inflamed. The main symptoms include stomach aches and cramps, fatigue, weight loss and diarrhoea.