Six things a Crohn's disease sufferer wants you to know

The number of young people admitted to hospital with Crohn's disease in England and Wales each year has soared, according to figures given to Newsbeat.

The disease mainly attacks the intestine and can result in severe diarrhoea, cramps and tiredness.

The Health and Social Care Information Centre says 4,937 16 to 29-year-olds were admitted for treatment in England in 2003/4. Last year that number had risen to 19,405.

Read more about the 300% increase in Crohn's hospital admissions.

Similar figures released by NHS Wales Informatics Service also show a rise there.

In 2003/4 Welsh hospitals admitted 277 patients for Crohn's disease. That rose 114% to 594 last year.

Junk food and an increase in the use of antibiotics could be behind the rise.

Liam Ruff, 19, from Sussex was diagnosed with the condition aged 12.

Here he shares six things he wants everyone to know about the condition.

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