アリス・クロフォードさんは、つい先日、自分がIBS（過敏性腸症候群）を患っていることを公表したオーストラリア人モデル。痛みを伴う腹部のけいれんやむくみ、消化器官の異常などについて語り、話題になっていると＜Good Housekeeping＞が伝えています。

「この3年間、私はIBS（過敏性腸症候群）に苦しんできました」とインスタグラムに綴ったクロフォードさん。「特に苦しんでいるのは、深刻なむくみです。この症状はアメリカに住んでいる頃に、文字通り一夜にして始まりました。ある朝起きたら、お腹がとってもむくんでいて、刺すような痛みがありました。あの日から、私の生活は二度と元には戻っていません」。

BELOW👇 A very honest & very personal post that I am sharing in the hope that it can help someone else. *NOTE* This story has a positive ending so if you read it, read it all! For the last 3 years, I have suffered with IBS. The symptom I suffer with specifically is severe bloating. It began literally overnight while I was living in America. I woke up one morning, my stomach was extremely bloated & I was experiencing sharp stabbing pains. From that day on, my life was never the same. This illness is often very misunderstood & overlooked a lot by medical professionals & the general public alike. No, it is not life threating, but it is a condition that has caused & had a severe negative impact on my mental & physical health. To me, that alone is enough to be considered an illness. There was never 1 day in 3 years, that I ever felt completely well or healthy. The repercussions of feeling this way not only effected my mental & physical health, but effected relationships & my work as a model. For those of you reading who suffer from IBS or a similar condition (or know someone suffering) will understand & know exactly what I am talking about, & others may scroll past this post. But this is real, it hurts & I am sharing my experience & how I came to get better so it can possibly help someone else. The above photo on the right where I am bloated was the stomach I put up with 90% of the time for 3 years. The photo on the left is my stomach NOW 90% of the time (+ 4kgs of body fat down compared to the photo on the right). No woman or man is ever going feel good about themselves, while physically looking like the photo on the right. Looking this way was just one of the battles, the other was how I felt. Sick, nauseous, sore, unmotivated & very lethargic. Feeling like this often made the smallest thing in my day a struggle (getting dressed for example). All I wanted to wear, was my pyjamas & not move from a laying down position, as sitting upright hurt too much. *CONTINUED IN COMMENTS

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クロフォードさんによると、過去3年間の90％は右の写真の状態に耐えていて、症状への対処の仕方を知った今、ようやく左の状態になったのだとか。

IBS（過敏性腸症候群）によって引き起こされる不快な症状には、吐き気、むかつき、痛み、倦怠感、だるさなどがあると説明したクロフォードさん。一番辛かったのは、数多くの医師に診てもらっても、治療法はもちろん、症状を緩和する方法さえ見つからなかったこと。

そして、ついにある友人の食事療法士に相談し、食事プランを考えてもらったことで、ようやく安堵感を得ることができたそう。かなり厳しいプランだったけれど、これで症状が緩和するならと、強い意志で臨んだのだとか。

「（食事プランを守るために）時々仕事のチャンスを逃すのはつらかったけど、自分のお腹を治すことがとても大切でした。健康にいいことを続ければ続けるほど、お腹も早く治るし、長い目で見れば楽しめるようになると思ってがんばりました」

IBS REALITY A long but (hopefully) helpful post below👇👇 Please read until the end💟💟 . These 2 photos are examples of me living a balanced lifestyle while also suffering from IBS. Last night I wanted to enjoy some delicious guacamole (which I haven't eaten in months), however avocado, garlic and onion all effect my IBS (high FODMAP foods), and my stomach bloated immediately. . Last Saturday night I was planning on going out to dinner with my friends and boyfriend. We must have called 6 restaurants prior to ensure there was something I could eat. Although every restaurant we contacted tried to accommodate me, none of them could. Situations like this takes the joy out of doing something as simple and enjoyable as dining out with your friends and/or partner, not to mention I hated that I was being difficult (luckily for me, my friends and boyfriend are the best and they completely understand my situation...and love me anyway haha). In the end, we had to compromise so we could still enjoy our night. My friends instead came over to our house where they brought wine, and everyone ordered take away👍👍 . Situations like this make me realise the importance of positivity and resilience. A part of me was sad and frustrated, but I was determined to make sure it wouldn't ruin our night. The way I often view unfortunate situations are👉you have 2 options: 1. Either feel upset, feel sorry for yourself and let that negativity ruin your day/night/month Or 2. pick yourself up, find a way to turn the situation around as best you can and keep going!!!!!!👊👊👊👊👊👊 What would have been the use if I chose to be negative and let the situation upset me? We would have probably all ended up doing nothing. *CONTINUED IN COMMENTS

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IBSの症状は命を脅かすものではないものの、心や体の健康におよぼす影響は深刻だったと語るクロフォードさん。「（3年間で1日もすっきりとした健康状態の日がないことは）心や体の健康に影響があっただけでなく、恋愛関係やモデルとしての仕事にも支障をきたしました。これを読んだ、IBSやこれと似た症状を患っている（または患っている人を知っている）人なら、私が言っていることがよくわかるはず」。

一方でクロフォードさんは、このように前向きな言葉も述べています。「これは何度でも言っておきたいんだけど、今の私があるのは、この闘いや経験、そして健康を保つ方法を見つけるまでの道のりがあったおかげ。このポジティブな結末も含めて、腹立たしいことばかりってわけじゃなかったのよ！」。

そんなクロフォードさんは、自分と似た問題を抱える人々を助けるため、大学で栄養学を学ぶ予定なのだとか。

IBS（過敏性腸症候群）は、むくみや腹痛、下痢、便秘、ガスがたまるなどの症状を引き起こすとされている疾患。いつもとはちがう消化機能の異常を感じたら、医師の診察を受けることをおすすめします。

※この翻訳は、抄訳です。

Translation:mayuko akimoto

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