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Long term health conditions >> Women 19-23 >> Elizabeth - Interview 01 >> Has a diet that is rich in calcium to help keep her bones healthy. Is careful about her calorie intake to control her weight and avoid too much pressu

Elizabeth was diagnosed with scoliosis at the age of 16. She now works for a Department of Health funded project. She says that as a teenager she 'rebelled' against her condition and stopped taking her painkillers. Her attitude now is to work with her condition rather than against it. She takes regular exercise and does a lot of walking.

Publication date: October 2007 Last updated: February 2012

Review date: February 2014

Various long-term health conditions can occur in young people. We interviewed 30 young people about their experiences of different chronic illnesses. Select from the key topics below, choose from the full list of topics on the right hand side of this page, or explore all the interviews by clicking on people's stories below.

Sophie says: “I've had a good weekend despite my lungs not feeling too good. My boyfriend's training to climb Mount Kilimanjaro so we have been hiking!”
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Long term health conditions

Publication date: October 2007 Last updated: February 2012

Review date: February 2014

Long term health conditions >> Women 19-23 >> Elizabeth - Interview 01 >> Has a diet that is rich in calcium to help keep her bones healthy. Is careful about her calorie intake to control her weight and avoid too much pressu

Long term health conditions >> Women 24+ >> Catherine - Interview 02 >> Her medication for epilepsy (Epilim) made her gain weight, but she felt too embarrassed to discuss this with her doctor.

For many years Catherine stayed on a treatment that was not successfully controlling her epilepsy. And as a teenager she didn't know much about the different medications available. In her early twenties her new consultant put her on new medication that has improved the overall management of her condition.

Long term health conditions

Publication date: October 2007 Last updated: February 2012

Review date: February 2014

Long term health conditions

Publication date: October 2007 Last updated: February 2012

Review date: February 2014

Long term health conditions >> Women 19-23 >> Sophie - Interview 15 >> At university she found it hard to get the balance right and ended up not eating the high energy diet she needed to maintain her weight, exercise regi

Sophie was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when she was 8 years old. She was taught by her parents to do all her own medications and treatments and encouraged to do sport. She is the Social secretary for her university Netball Cub. Sophie has a positive approach to her condition and says that she lives life to the full.

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