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this morning Presenter Jordan Cox has opened up about her health struggles Crohn’s disease,
Cox, 28, has worked on the popular itv morning show since January 2024, offering money-saving tips under the moniker “The Coupon King”.
On Monday (December 1), he appeared on the Crohn’s & Colitis UK podcast, and spoke in detail about his diagnosis and the challenges of living with Crohn’s.
Crohn’s disease is a long-term condition in which the intestines become inflamed. Symptoms can range from mild to severe, and include stomach pain, weight loss, and fatigue.
It is currently incurable, although there are several treatments that can manage or reduce symptoms.
According to Cox, the condition caused his weight to drop to less than 7st.
“I ended up in the hospital,” he recalled on the podcast. “I was six feet 10 inches tall. I was about six foot three, six foot four.
“There are pictures of me in the hospital and I still look back at them and think ‘What on earth?’ They basically told me you need some surgery to get rid of your diseased intestine, but we can’t do that when you’re so thin.
Cox revealed that doctors placed her on TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition) to help her gain weight.
TPN delivers essential nutrients directly into the bloodstream through a vein, bypassing the digestive system.
“I was hooked up to a bag of nutrients 24 hours a day,” he said.
“It got to a point and it was my favorite day I was there, they said ‘Really good news, we’re going to allow you to take fluids but only in small amounts, only very small amounts.’
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He then reported that for the first time he was allowed to ingest nutrients again through his mouth.
“They put a sponge on a stick and dipped it in tea and if you put it on your tongue you’d be cured,” Cox recalled.
“It was the first taste of taste I’ve had in such a long time.”
He had ileostomy surgery, in which doctors removed 30 centimeters of his intestine, a procedure he said “gave him a new lease of life” for his Crohn’s and colitis.
Cox told the organization’s website that he was afterward “able to eat whatever I wanted with no pain and with my energy levels up.” [were] back to normal”.
“After almost a year of good health, the ileostomy bag was reversed, and I have been living a mostly healthy life four years after the operation. Symptoms are minimal now, and I am currently in remission,” he wrote.
“Although a lot of the things I’ve said sound terrible, there is light at the end of the tunnel,” he said. “I now live a healthy life, have my own business and am on TV.”
The NHS website says the symptoms of Crohn’s disease “can be similar to other conditions that affect your gut, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), ulcerative colitis, diverticular disease and celiac disease”.
It advises people to contact their GP if they suspect they have the condition. Patients will then be referred to a specialist in the hospital for additional tests and to begin treatment.
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