'I can't even have a kebab without worrying about days of pain afterwards'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFor years James Wilson thought the knot in his stomach was a symptom of anxiety. It wasn't until February last year that he learned the truth about his health.
James has Crohn’s disease, the lifelong condition in which parts of the digestive system become inflamed. He's still coming to terms with it.
But he hopes that by talking about what he's going through, that he can help others. READ MORE: 'I moved from Manchester to Australia and have saved almost £30,000 in five months living off $1 meals' “I was first introduced to Crohn’s disease years ago because I used to watch Dynamo [the magician] on the telly and I saw he came out in the news saying he had Crohn's disease, and that was the only time I'd ever heard of it,” he told the Manchester Evening News. “I was diagnosed in February last year, basically, my whole life, I've had issues going to the toilet.
I just put it down to general anxiety - not wanting to go in public, not wanting to go at other people's houses, but I also struggled to go physically and always felt some kind of discomfort or pain in my stomach,” he said.
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