A British vintage-inspired model has shared the symptoms she suffered ahead of her diagnosis with a chronic illness . Scarlett Luxe, 29, says she experienced symptoms from the age of 14 and struggled to understand what was happening to her. She told BBC her symptoms included extreme fatigue, nausea and then "blood in my poo" after which "bells rang" and she was able to get a diagnosis .
READ MORE: Sarah Ferguson speaks about 'family unity' following cancer diagnoses "I thought it was hormone imbalance or something to do with puberty," she said. "Because of the blood passing from poo, that was the biggest thing that made me go - 'that's not normal'." It took a year from the onset of her symptoms until she was diagnosed at the age of 15.
"I was incredibly lucky as I was under 16 and classed as a child," she said. "I was seen a lot quicker than a lot of people do with getting diagnosed." READ MORE: Teen star undergoes fourth surgery after 'body shattered' Crohn's Disease is an inflammatory bowel disease for which there is no cure.
Australia has one of the highest rates of inflammatory bowel disease in the world. Luxe shares her story publicly to help encourage others experiencing similar symptoms to seek help. In a recent social media post, the model shares a recent trip to the hospital for an infusion, which delivers treatments intravenously every six weeks to help alleviate symptoms of the disease, in her case, with a medication called Infliximab.
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