14/04/2026
Spent the most of my teens and early-mid 20s feeling like my body was broken and wasn’t capable of doing difficult things.
A lot of which probably stemmed from being told by a consultant that intense exercise was to be avoided with Ulcerative Colitis and would just add unnecessary stress, advice I’ve heard many individuals with Autoimmune diseases been given from medical professionals.
And that advice is harmful to say the least.
Having an autoimmune disease shouldn’t mean you give up on fitness, it should just be a redirection. Although that direction will look different for everyone.
How hard you can push on a given day will be different. Fatigue will be higher, meaning recovery will be different. Pain levels may be greater. Certain injuries may be more likely.
That doesn’t mean you stop - it’s more of a reason to keep going, to regain some form of bodily independence and autonomy.
11 years on from a diagnosis I thought would destroy my body, but the fittest and most in control of the disease I’ve ever been and proud of it 👊
First time winning anything since the pitch and putt days, iykyk
making the recovery that bit easier 🤝
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