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Marti Stelling joined The Daily Mail's award-winning Health team in January 2026 after completing The Mail's graduate trainee scheme. She is particularly interested in women's health and fitness.
Jane Smith, 61, has suffered with rosacea - a chronic, long-term inflammatory skin condition that affects as many as one in 10 people in the UK - since becoming pregnant in 1995.
A 'lump' in the throat, a burning sensation in the chest, embarrassing digestive issues or an unpleasant sour taste in the mouth.
Carla Keech, 39, from Northamptonshire, found herself trapped in a cycle of yo-yo dieting. Even when she lost weight, the fat on her legs refused to budge.
After initially dismissing his early symptoms as 'clumsiness', Phil Edmondson and his wife Natalie are campaigning for greater awareness and funding for research into the devastating disease.
With glossy, tumbling blonde hair and an enviable figure, Destiny Deakin, 25, looks every inch the fitness devotee. But it hasn't always been this way...
Matilda Crome, 24, was diagnosed with Crohn's disease at 16 after experiencing symptoms such as stomach cramps, a gurgling stomach and needing the toilet frequently
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Karissa Vancamp Smith, the mother of identical quads.
