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Scots teen's family 'worried she wouldn't make it through the night' after Crohn's diagnosis

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A teenage girl has demanded more support for young people with bowel disease after her illness left her suicidal. Abbie Gray, 18, sank into depression after being diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease, which is wrongly viewed as an older person’s disease.

There was very little specialist NHS help ­available to Abbie to help with the emotional trauma. It was only thanks to Crohn’s and colitis charity, the Catherine McEwan Foundation, that Abbie was helped.

Abbie’s symptoms began in November 2020 and three months later, at just 16, she was diagnosed with the incurable ­inflammatory bowel disease.As well as pain and bowel problems, the illness also affected her sight.Abbie said: “When the symptoms started I had absolutely no energy.

I had a massive loss in appetite and I got really skinny. I was being sick and felt sick and ­struggled to go to the toilet.“I had spells with severe ­dizziness and got lots of headaches.Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to our daily newsletter?We send a morning and lunchtime newsletter covering the latest headlines every day.We also send coronavirus updates at 5pm on weekdays, and a round up of the week's must-read stories on Sunday afternoons.Signing up is simple, easy and free.You can pop your email address into the sign up box above, hit Subscribe and we'll do the rest.Alternatively, you can sign up and check out the rest of our newsletters here.“I lost vision completely in my right eye and slightly in my left.“I have been left with ­permanent damage in my right eye, everything is distorted.“I had pain in my legs and it was difficult to walk, It was painful even to get out of bed and stand up.”The symptoms can be life-threatening and require hospital

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