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SMILING THROUGH THE PAIN
Dynamo pictured with a severely swollen face caused by treatment for Crohn’s disease as he steps out for dinner
DYNAMO has been pictured with a severely swollen face after having treatment for Crohn's disease.
The 34-year-magician was diagnosed with the incurable condition, which is a type of inflammatory bowel disease, as a teenager and had to have half his stomach removed aged 17.
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Dymano, real name Steven Frayne, has previously spoken out about living with Crohn’s.
Although he admitted last year to suffering crippling pain every day because of the condition, he has never allowed it to hold him back.
He said in an interview with : “The pain is different for everyone who has it, but it’s excruciating for me.
“Still to this day I wake up every morning in pain, the first hour of my day is taken up, I’m usually on the toilet for a long time in pain, [with] stomach cramps, sometimes internal bleeding.
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“I have different things that I do, like heat treatments and certain meditations to get myself in a comfortable position to feel ready to get dressed and face the world. And it is very restricting on diet.”
The condition means Dynamo is not allowed to eat gluten, dairy or fats and is not allowed to eat vegetables as they aggravate the condition.
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He's spoken at length about living with Crohn's in a bid to help others who have the incurable condition
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Speaking to The Sun in December, Dynamo – who got his big break on Channel 4 in 2006 – revealed eating the wrong thing could leave him seriously ill.
He explained: “Once I had popcorn for a snack and spent two weeks in hospital.
“If I’m out all day I bring my meals in Tupperware boxes.”
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Dynamo, who's currently working on his Seeing Is Believing tour, isn’t the only famous face who suffers with Crohn’s disease.
Former Towie star Sam Faiers was diagnosed with the condition in 2014 while Emmerdale’s Jeff Hordley and Anastacia also live with Crohn’s.
Sam was diagnosed after her weight dropped to seven stone and her body started to shut down.
What is Crohn's disease and what are the treatments?
Crohn's is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes intense pain, severe diarrhoea, tiredness, weight loss and malnutrition.
The condition is severely debilitating, and can cause life-threatening complications.
Signs and symptoms include: diarrhoea, fever, fatigue, stomach cramps, blood in your stools, mouth sores, loss of appetite and weight loss.
It's incurable, but doctors can prescribe various drugs to ease symptoms.
Among the options are corticosteroids, which help reduce the inflammation.
They are a short-term option, and side effects of taking them include weight gain, high blood pressure, diabetes, and bruising easily.
300,000 people in the UK battle Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis and other forms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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