Kerry Katona has revealed she has been diagnosed with colitis following a hospital dash last week. The 45-year-old former Atomic Kitten star was left 'screaming in pain' before an ambulance was called.
Paramedics administered morphine and took her to hospital, where a CT scan confirmed she had colitis, a long-term condition causing inflammation of the colon and rectum. She spent nearly three days in hospital, half of that time on a bed in a corridor due to the hospital being full.
In her New! magazine column, Katona wrote: 'I was taken into hospital in an ambulance because I was getting severe pains – I thought I was going to give birth! While I was there I had a CT scan and I was diagnosed with colitis.' She was sent home with morphine and advised to eat only bland food, which she said she was 'gutted about' as she loves spicy food.
Katona has been placed on bed rest and noted that fatigue is a major symptom of her condition. She plans to seek private treatment, adding: 'As lovely as the doctors and nurses were, I’m going to have to go private and find out what the hell’s going on. It’s nothing against the NHS though.'
