Dynamo in good spirits during day out with his wife after revealing difficult battle with Crohn’s disease
DYNAMO looked in good spirits as he headed out for the day with his wife Kelly.
It’s the first time the superstar magician has been seen in public since he opened up to his fans about his struggle with Crohn’s disease.
Last week, Dynamo – real name Steven Frayne – was pictured with a severely swollen face after having treatment for condition which is a type of inflammatory bowel disease.
He later told his fans he’d been rushed to hospital last summer after contracting food poisoning and admitted he was still struggling now.
Despite being in crippling pain, 34-year-old Dynamo looked content as he was spotted running errands with Kelly.
She beamed as they walked around London together on Good Friday.
The pair kept a low profile as they strolled around, with TV star Dynamo wearing a hat and dressing in dark blue.
He was inundated with messages of support after opening up to fans about his struggle with Crohn’s.
Since going to hospital last summer, Dynamo has also developed arthritis due to complications with the condition.
The debilitating pain left him unable to shuffle cards when the arthritis took hold of his body - affecting all his joints in body including his toes, knees, neck, ankle and even his hands.
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He told his fans: “That really sucks as a magician when you can't shuffle a pack of cards because you're in so much pain.
“I'm working with doctors to do everything in my power to get 100 per cent.”
The magician had to have half his stomach removed at 17 years old when he was diagnosed with the incurable condition.
Carol Cooper, Sun Doctor
CROHN’S disease is a chronic condition that causes long-term inflammation in the gut, leading to pain, diarrhoea and anaemia.
Crohn’s disease is a chronic condition that causes long-term inflammation almost anywhere in the gut, leading to problems like pain, diarrhoea, and anaemia. Some develop complications like a narrowed gut and trouble absorbing vitamins.
While there’s no permanent cure, many people with Crohn’s manage to stay well on drug treatment tailored to their particular symptoms. Immune suppressant drugs, steroids, and other medicines are all used for Crohn’s.
Food poisoning is an infection that affects the gut. This is why it can make Crohn’s symptoms flare up.
It can even lead to arthritis. In most cases this is a ‘reactive’ arthritis, which is temporary and eventually subsides without causing joint damage. All the same, it can be very painful and incapacitating.
High dose steroids are often prescribed for a flare-up of Crohn’s, and they’re useful for reactive arthritis too. But in the mean time they can lead to fluid retention and weight gain, as well as acne and stretch marks.
Dynamo’s disease should soon be under control again so he can return to his normal life and shed the fluid he has put on.
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