WHEN Morgan Underwood first started needing the toilet more than usual, she didn’t think anything of it. The 22-year-old endured the strange symptom until she noticed blood and mucus in her stool, prompting her to seek out a doctor for help. 6 Morgan Underwood, 22, was eventually diagnosed with Crohn's Disease Credit: MEN Media 6 Morgan dropped down to just over 5st Credit: MEN Media 6 Morgan was fitted with a stoma bag to help her symptoms Credit: MEN Media Morgan was initially told she had Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) , a common condition that causes stomach cramps, bloating, diarrhoea and constipation.
But as her health continued to deteriorate, the then-teenager began feeling "petrified" to leave the house in fear of not being near a toilet. Morgan, a former ambulance assistant from Wigan, Greater Manchester, said: “I would avoid going on meals as it would just go straight through me. “It then also started to affect my working life as I worked on ambulances as an ambulance assistant.
“I would be too scared to eat during my 12 to 13 hour shifts as I knew if I did, I wouldn’t be able to make it to the toilet in time, which then led to me feeling physically exhausted and extremely run down.” Worried by her worsening condition, Morgan returned to her GP for a stool sample in late 2022. The results raised concerns and a colonoscopy was carried out, however it could not be completed as the teenager was in too much pain.
Morgan was then diagnosed with proctitis, in.
