What is ulcerative colitis as Love Is Blind star diagnosed with chronic condition
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Reality star Kwame Appiah is urging his fans to take their health seriously and keep an eye out for unusual symptoms as he reveals his diagnosis. Sharing his own symptoms, the Love is Blind star reveals doctors originally thought it was cancer as they tried to rule out what it could be.
Explaining his diagnosis, he says he has ulcerative colitis. This, according to the NHS, is a long-term condition where the colon and rectum become inflamed. The colon is the large intestine (bowel) and the rectum is the end of the bowel where poo is stored.
The experts explain because of this, "small ulcers can develop on the colon's lining, and can bleed and produce pus." For some people the coniditon can be very painful and even stress can trigger a flare up. Appiah explained in his Instagram video: "I didn't take it too seriously," Appiah began. "And then next thing you know, we're about a month in. So here's why that month of waiting really hurt. Because by the time I actually got to the doctor in December, I was having fevers for about three weeks. I had lost 20 pounds.".
He added: "One, just a quick reminder that life is incredibly precious. I didn't realize how important the normal things I did in my day were for me until I couldn't do them. Lesson number two, small things can lead to big problems if we ignore them. So don't," he said. "Lesson number three, information is everything. You have to know what it is if you are going to fight it.".
