Why can nobody find a cure for horrific IBS and pain? And the agony of trying to put on weight
Anorexia is not just a case of wanting to lose weight - it's also a social curse. I only discovered recently that the illness makes you retreat into a bubble and drives you to isolate yourself from the rest of the world. That - and my awful IBS - have led to me becoming increasingly lonely. I can barely leave the house other than to go for a walk, and I hardly talk to anyone. Life is passing me by and I feel like there's no end in sight for this misery. I made a concerted effort to try and put on weight at the end of last year having seen how hard my family have tried to keep me alive. Adding in the extra calories made my stomach pain worse but I have kept going and am now above 7 stone. Even saying that feels scary as the slightest weight gain triggers huge anxiety. Despite this, I was forced into hospital the week before Christmas. The message was blunt: you're being admitted in two days or you're being sectioned. Scared out of my mind, I got there and was told I co...