Ignoring Exhaustion and Stomach Pain as Stress-Induced Woman Given Just 24 Hours to Live
- Posted on July 15, 2023
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- By Sakshi Nawani
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Initially
dismissing the excruciating abdominal pain and fatigue, the UK woman was given
only 24 hours to live after getting diagnosed with Crohn's disease.
A 33 year old
mother , Victoria Danson, from Chorley, Lancashire, attributed her symptoms to
be stress-induced due to her demanding lifestyle of juggling two jobs and
dismissed those.
She stated that
when the pain intensified she seeked medical help and was desperate to get rid
of the pain. She would do whatever it takes to do the same. The medical
practitioners then diagnosed her with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) but the
mother suspected it to be more severe.
After enduring
the persistent pain and frequent doctor visits she underwent a colonoscopy to
reveal the true nature of her disease-Crohn's disease.
What is Crohn's disease?
Crohn's disease
is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It causes swelling of the
tissues (inflammation) in the gastrointestinal tract . It is most commonly
caused in the small intestine.
Symptoms:
● Abdominal pain
● Severe diarrhea
● Fatigue
● Weight loss
● Malnutrition
Treatment:
Treated with
medicines, bowel rest, and surgery. The goal of treatment is to decrease the
inflammation in intestines, to prevent flare-ups of symptoms, and to keep one
in remission.
An abscess
developed in her abdomen leading to deadly sepsis and her condition took a turn
for worse. When diagnosed she was given a grim prognosis of only 24 hours to
live, necessitating urgency to remove the abscess resting on her ovaries by
surgery.
18 inches of her
bowel was removed by the doctors during operation, consequently receiving an
ileostomy bag (a medical device used to collect waste from the small intestine
after a surgical procedure).
Victoria's
carefree lifestyle was scarred post surgery as she feared being different. As
in this disease treatment can help, but the condition can't be cured thus she
had to make significant dietary changes such as avoiding high-fiber foods,
caffeine, and incorporating green tea and supplements into her diet to
alleviate the symptoms.
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