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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rachael Davis

‘Since starting treatment for Crohn’s, things have got worse – I need answers’

A woman has told of her long, painful journey to being diagnosed with Crohn’s and how she still struggles to this day with the disease.

Lucy Dare’s symptoms, which started at 12, included rectal bleeding, severe abdominal pain, weight loss, fatigue, and using the toilet up to 15 times daily, alongside difficulty eating. But for years, neither she nor her doctors understood the cause.

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