I have suffered with Colitis for the past five years now and it has changed my life in a number of ways. Along with being in and out of hospital, pumped with all sorts of medications, pain and fatigue it is also an undignified diease as there is always a constant fear when leaving the house of not being near the appropriate facilities. Learning and documenting foods you eat and what is right for your body as everyone who's suffers with this disease is affected differently. The past 3 months have been the hardest but that has only fueled me to want to do better, change my lifestyle, fitness and mental health and make more people aware of Crohn's and colitis and to help others on their journey.

Mikela.

More information about Crohn's & Colitis UK: Crohns Disease and Ulcerative Colitis are the two main forms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, affecting more than 500,000 people in the UK. Yet it is largely a hidden disease, and one that causes stigma, fear and isolation, its thought that many people with the condition go undiagnosed and suffer in silence.