Brave Scots boy battling Crohn's Disease suffered crippling symptoms

A brave eight-year-old boy is battling a crippling, life-changing condition normally associated with much older people.

Harris’ mum Jenna, 40, from Renfrewshire said in the early days it was thought the little boy had gastric flu but while the flu symptoms cleared up he continued to run to the toilet about 10 times a day. Harris missed out on the fun he should have been having from just starting school but was forced to sit out at parties and school activities because of the stomach pains.“He would have meltdowns. One week we only managed to get him to go one half day out of five because he would have tantrums at the gate.”

He also sees the psychologist when he needs to go into hospital for procedures which can be quite regular. Before his anxiety and pain levels were too great to enable him to join clubs but he is now beginning to get his life back on track.The new video produced by IBS charity, the Catherine McEwan Foundation, for world Inflammtory Bowel Disease Awareness Day, aims to raise awareness of the conditions.On scanning, the QR code comes to life with a straight-talking film about how “sh*t” it is living with IBD.

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