A Northern Ireland woman has opened up about her journey with Inflammatory Bowel Disease after going through potentially life-saving surgery
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"I would have been at the gym a lot, and be very active. My diet was really good and things were going well," Ayesha told Belfast Live. "Around Christmas time then, things started to get bad again and I was put on a immunosuppressant drug which also helped. June last year, was very busy, back at the gym and I was bridesmaid at my friend's wedding.
"I was putting it off because I was embarrassed, and there was also an element of the fear of the unknown. I was admitted and at that stage and I was the sickest I have ever been," she added.
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