chronic illness

Just wondering what percent of people our age have a chronic illness like asthma or diabetes? I have asthma yet none of my mates or family have any lifelong health impairment, seems uncommon.

Reply 1

JC.

I had asthma... i say had... i was stubborn, ignored it when it affected me and eventually it went away. :smile:

Reply 2

Rutter knows best!

my dad said i was born boneidle, its been hard , very hard.

Reply 3

Phantom Phoenix

I've got CFS (chronic fatigue) and associated IBS, and a less upsetting tonic pupil. Ain't I the lucky one.

Reply 4

AverageGuyOnTheStreet

I have a chronic illness and I have had lots of problems with coping. I've had it since I was 10 and I'm now 20. I was bullied because of it when I was 10 and 11.

Reply 5

Ilora-Danon

I have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type III which can be a pain the rear, literally. It sucks, but there's nothing I can do about it.

Reply 6

brokenangel

i get nose bleeds that sometimes/often dont stop that i could literally bleed to death from all caused by an unknown allergy my mates understand and now generally dont panic if it starts bleeding.

Reply 7

Sprockette

I had asthma when I was younger but grew out of that..... and went on to develop diabetes, coeliac and IBS. My body sucks lol :rolleyes:

Reply 8

Saffie

i'm sure if you google hard enough you'll find your answer.

But obviously it's going to change as people pick up illnesses throughout their life. It's probably 3% at birth and 95% at old age.