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Wales Online
14 hours ago
- Health
- Wales Online
Chloe Meadows so ‘scared' she ignored ulcerative colitis symptoms for a decade
Chloe Meadows so 'scared' she ignored ulcerative colitis symptoms for a decade The former star of The Only Way Is Essex, 33, first discovered blood in her stool, a symptom of ulcerative colitis, when she was 16 The Only Way is Essex star Chloe Meadows (Image: Getty Images for Amazon MGM Stud ) Reality TV star Chloe Meadows has said she was so "scared" of the doctors and the prospect of "having any procedure done" that she ignored symptoms of a chronic inflammatory bowel condition for around 10 years. The former star of The Only Way Is Essex, 33, first discovered blood in her stool, a symptom of ulcerative colitis, when she was 16. "I went to a college where I boarded when I was 16. I was staying away from home and I was living in a student house and there was blood down the toilet", she told Dr Oscar Duke's Bedside Manners podcast. "I remember I told my mum and I was like, there's quite a lot of blood down the toilet. I'm not really sure what's going on. "She was of course like, go to the doctors. I went to the doctors, and they said that I would have to have a colonoscopy, which is a camera into the bowel." Meadows added: "At this point in my life, I had never really ever been to the hospital. I'd never been sick. Article continues below "I'd never had any procedure or operation. I'd never been sedated. I'd never had anything and the doctor referred me and I got this letter, and this is awful, but I got this letter and I just never went to the appointment because I was terrified. "Then I ignored it and what would happen, which is what I realise now, is that I can go into remission, I can go into a flare-up in remission. "It would stop for periods of time so that the blood would go away. I'd be like, 'Oh, cool, it's gone away, I'm better. There's nothing wrong with me'. "I'd go through years where it wouldn't happen and then it would happen again, and then it would stop again. "I would probably lie to my mum about how much it would happen because she always pestered me about it and I was like, 'No, it's fine'. "I just got on with it and ignored it. I think I was scared of having any procedure done. "I was also scared of what they were going to tell me ... I was just terrified, which is not really a reason not to go to the doctor, but I think that's just what I thought. "I was young as well, so I would forget when there wasn't blood down the toilet, I would completely forget." Ulcerative colitis is a long-term condition where the colon and rectum become inflamed, according to the NHS website. Symptoms include recurring diarrhoea, which may contain blood, extreme tiredness, loss of appetite and weight loss. Meadows said she had some health checks aged 26, 10 years after her symptoms first appeared, after she went on a diet at a time where she was also losing a lot of blood. Her mother intervened and said she should go to the doctors and get a blood test as she looked "grey". While she was out filming, after she had the blood tests, Meadows received a number of missed calls from her father who then texted her to say a doctor had advised her she should got straight to A&E because her "blood was so low". "I went to the hospital. I had to have all of these checks and these iron infusions and that was where it started," she said. Meadows also revealed that she had "probably my longest flare-up" after filming a nerve wracking scene on Towie. Article continues below Some people with ulcerative colitis may go for weeks or months with very mild symptoms, or none at all (remission), followed by flare-ups and relapses, according to the NHS website. Treatment options include corticosteroids, immunosuppressants and surgery. Charity Crohn's And Colitis UK says there are more than 300,000 people in the UK living with colitis.
Daily Mirror
14 hours ago
- Health
- Daily Mirror
TOWIE star rushed to hospital 'looking grey' after ignoring symptoms
The Only Way Is Essex star Chloe Meadows has shared how she was rushed to hospital after ignoring some worrying health symptoms. Chloe has had a chronic inflammatory bowel condition for a decade but she avoided going to the doctors. She had had some tests at the age of 26 after losing a lot of blood. She wasn't keen but her mother insisted she should go to the doctors and she did, where they gave her a blood test. Whilst filming for the hit show, she missed several calls from her father who had said that her blood was "so low" and doctors had advised her to go to accident and emergency immediately. Speaking on podcast Bedside Manners with Dr Oscar Duke, she said: "I went to the hospital. I had to have all of these checks and these iron infusions and that was where it started." Chloe also explained how she first discovered the symptoms of ulcerative colitis when she was 16 but didn't do anything about it. "I went to a college where I boarded when I was 16. I was staying away from home and I was living in a student house and there was blood down the toilet. I remember I told my mum and I was like, there's quite a lot of blood down the toilet," she said. "I'm not really sure what's going on. She was of course like, go to the doctors. I went to the doctors, and they said that I would have to have a colonoscopy, which is a camera into the bowel." Chloe then said she hadn't been to the hospital a lot and was "never sick" so she never went to the appointment as she was terrified. "The doctor referred me and I got this letter, and this is awful, but I got this letter and I just never went to the appointment because I was terrified. Then I ignored it and what would happen, which is what I realise now, is that I can go into remission, I can go into a flare-up in remission. It would stop for periods of time so that the blood would go away," she said. "I'd be like, 'Oh, cool, it's gone away, I'm better. There's nothing wrong with me'. I'd go through years where it wouldn't happen and then it would happen again, and then it would stop again. I would probably lie to my mum about how much it would happen because she always pestered me about it and I was like, 'No, it's fine.'"
ITV News
18 hours ago
- Health
- ITV News
Towie star so ‘scared' she ignored ulcerative colitis symptoms for a decade
Reality TV star Chloe Meadows has said she was so 'scared' of the doctors and the prospect of 'having any procedure done' that she ignored symptoms of a chronic inflammatory bowel condition for around 10 years. The former star of The Only Way Is Essex, 33, first discovered blood in her stool, a symptom of ulcerative colitis, when she was 16. 'I went to a college where I boarded when I was 16. I was staying away from home and I was living in a student house and there was blood down the toilet', she told Dr Oscar Duke's Bedside Manners podcast. 'I remember I told my mum and I was like, there's quite a lot of blood down the toilet. I'm not really sure what's going on. Meadows added: 'At this point in my life, I had never really ever been to the hospital. I'd never been sick. 'I got this letter, and this is awful, but I got this letter and I just never went to the appointment because I was terrified. 'It would stop for periods of time so that the blood would go away. I'd be like, 'Oh, cool, it's gone away, I'm better. There's nothing wrong with me'. 'I'd go through years where it wouldn't happen and then it would happen again, and then it would stop again. 'I just got on with it and ignored it. I think I was scared of having any procedure done. 'I was also scared of what they were going to tell me … I was just terrified, which is not really a reason not to go to the doctor, but I think that's just what I thought. Ulcerative colitis is a long-term condition where the colon and rectum become inflamed, according to the NHS website. Meadows said she had some health checks aged 26, 10 years after her symptoms first appeared, after she went on a diet at a time where she was also losing a lot of blood. Her mother intervened and said she should go to the doctors and get a blood test as she looked 'grey'. While she was out filming, after she had the blood tests, Meadows received a number of missed calls from her father who then texted her to say a doctor had advised her she should got straight to A&E because her 'blood was so low'. 'I went to the hospital. I had to have all of these checks and these iron infusions and that was where it started,' she said. Some people with ulcerative colitis may go for weeks or months with very mild symptoms, or none at all (remission), followed by flare-ups and relapses, according to the NHS website. Treatment options include corticosteroids, immunosuppressants and surgery. Charity Crohn's And Colitis UK says there are more than 300,000 people in the UK living with main symptoms of ulcerative colitis are: Some of the main symptoms of ulcerative colitis include: recurring diarrhoea, which may contain blood, mucus or pus tummy pain needing to poo frequently You may also experience extreme tiredness (fatigue), loss of appetite and weight loss. The severity of the symptoms varies, depending on how much of the rectum and colon is inflamed and how severe the inflammation is. For some people, the condition has a significant impact on their everyday lives.
South Wales Guardian
21 hours ago
- Health
- South Wales Guardian
Chloe Meadows so ‘scared' she ignored ulcerative colitis symptoms for a decade
The former star of The Only Way Is Essex, 33, first discovered blood in her stool, a symptom of ulcerative colitis, when she was 16. 'I went to a college where I boarded when I was 16. I was staying away from home and I was living in a student house and there was blood down the toilet', she told Dr Oscar Duke's Bedside Manners podcast. 'I remember I told my mum and I was like, there's quite a lot of blood down the toilet. I'm not really sure what's going on. 'She was of course like, go to the doctors. I went to the doctors, and they said that I would have to have a colonoscopy, which is a camera into the bowel.' Meadows added: 'At this point in my life, I had never really ever been to the hospital. I'd never been sick. 'I'd never had any procedure or operation. I'd never been sedated. I'd never had anything and the doctor referred me and I got this letter, and this is awful, but I got this letter and I just never went to the appointment because I was terrified. 'Then I ignored it and what would happen, which is what I realise now, is that I can go into remission, I can go into a flare-up in remission. 'It would stop for periods of time so that the blood would go away. I'd be like, 'Oh, cool, it's gone away, I'm better. There's nothing wrong with me'. 'I'd go through years where it wouldn't happen and then it would happen again, and then it would stop again. 'I would probably lie to my mum about how much it would happen because she always pestered me about it and I was like, 'No, it's fine'. 'I just got on with it and ignored it. I think I was scared of having any procedure done. 'I was also scared of what they were going to tell me … I was just terrified, which is not really a reason not to go to the doctor, but I think that's just what I thought. 'I was young as well, so I would forget when there wasn't blood down the toilet, I would completely forget.' Ulcerative colitis is a long-term condition where the colon and rectum become inflamed, according to the NHS website. Symptoms include recurring diarrhoea, which may contain blood, extreme tiredness, loss of appetite and weight loss. Meadows said she had some health checks aged 26, 10 years after her symptoms first appeared, after she went on a diet at a time where she was also losing a lot of blood. Her mother intervened and said she should go to the doctors and get a blood test as she looked 'grey'. While she was out filming, after she had the blood tests, Meadows received a number of missed calls from her father who then texted her to say a doctor had advised her she should got straight to A&E because her 'blood was so low'. 'I went to the hospital. I had to have all of these checks and these iron infusions and that was where it started,' she said. Meadows also revealed that she had 'probably my longest flare-up' after filming a nerve wracking scene on Towie. Some people with ulcerative colitis may go for weeks or months with very mild symptoms, or none at all (remission), followed by flare-ups and relapses, according to the NHS website. Treatment options include corticosteroids, immunosuppressants and surgery. Charity Crohn's And Colitis UK says there are more than 300,000 people in the UK living with colitis.
Leader Live
21 hours ago
- Health
- Leader Live
Chloe Meadows so ‘scared' she ignored ulcerative colitis symptoms for a decade
The former star of The Only Way Is Essex, 33, first discovered blood in her stool, a symptom of ulcerative colitis, when she was 16. 'I went to a college where I boarded when I was 16. I was staying away from home and I was living in a student house and there was blood down the toilet', she told Dr Oscar Duke's Bedside Manners podcast. 'I remember I told my mum and I was like, there's quite a lot of blood down the toilet. I'm not really sure what's going on. 'She was of course like, go to the doctors. I went to the doctors, and they said that I would have to have a colonoscopy, which is a camera into the bowel.' Meadows added: 'At this point in my life, I had never really ever been to the hospital. I'd never been sick. 'I'd never had any procedure or operation. I'd never been sedated. I'd never had anything and the doctor referred me and I got this letter, and this is awful, but I got this letter and I just never went to the appointment because I was terrified. 'Then I ignored it and what would happen, which is what I realise now, is that I can go into remission, I can go into a flare-up in remission. 'It would stop for periods of time so that the blood would go away. I'd be like, 'Oh, cool, it's gone away, I'm better. There's nothing wrong with me'. 'I'd go through years where it wouldn't happen and then it would happen again, and then it would stop again. 'I would probably lie to my mum about how much it would happen because she always pestered me about it and I was like, 'No, it's fine'. 'I just got on with it and ignored it. I think I was scared of having any procedure done. 'I was also scared of what they were going to tell me … I was just terrified, which is not really a reason not to go to the doctor, but I think that's just what I thought. 'I was young as well, so I would forget when there wasn't blood down the toilet, I would completely forget.' Ulcerative colitis is a long-term condition where the colon and rectum become inflamed, according to the NHS website. Symptoms include recurring diarrhoea, which may contain blood, extreme tiredness, loss of appetite and weight loss. Meadows said she had some health checks aged 26, 10 years after her symptoms first appeared, after she went on a diet at a time where she was also losing a lot of blood. Her mother intervened and said she should go to the doctors and get a blood test as she looked 'grey'. While she was out filming, after she had the blood tests, Meadows received a number of missed calls from her father who then texted her to say a doctor had advised her she should got straight to A&E because her 'blood was so low'. 'I went to the hospital. I had to have all of these checks and these iron infusions and that was where it started,' she said. Meadows also revealed that she had 'probably my longest flare-up' after filming a nerve wracking scene on Towie. Some people with ulcerative colitis may go for weeks or months with very mild symptoms, or none at all (remission), followed by flare-ups and relapses, according to the NHS website. Treatment options include corticosteroids, immunosuppressants and surgery. Charity Crohn's And Colitis UK says there are more than 300,000 people in the UK living with colitis.
