{"id":57809,"date":"2024-03-15T11:52:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T11:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=57809"},"modified":"2024-03-15T11:52:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T11:52:10","slug":"breaking-news-bbc-radio-sheffields-ellie-colton-opens-up-about-endometriosis-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/03\/15\/breaking-news-bbc-radio-sheffields-ellie-colton-opens-up-about-endometriosis-struggles\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: BBC Radio Sheffield\u2019s Ellie Colton opens up about Endometriosis struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ellie Colton, a 25-year-old BBC Presenter, has suffered from endometriosis since the age of 11. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In honour of Endometriosis Awareness Month, she has spoken out on how this condition affects her life everyday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ellie said: \u201cI wish people would believe the pain. You constantly feel like you need to prove how sick you are. Every day I wake up in pain, spend the day in pain, and go to sleep in pain. That\u2019s endometriosis.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/03\/15\/bbc-radio-sheffields-ellie-colton-opens-up-about-endometriosis-struggles\/\" title=\"\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cDo not be gaslit by people who think Endometriosis is just a bad period, you know your own pain.&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elliecolton_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elliecolton_<\/a> talks about living with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/endometriosis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#endometriosis<\/a>  in honour of Endometriosis Awareness Month. \ud83d\udc95<br><br>Read here on ShefNews: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sJRnLA32vI\">https:\/\/t.co\/sJRnLA32vI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lilytjourno?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@lilytjourno<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sheffield?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sheffield<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/news?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#news<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i2DPcJelzr\">pic.twitter.com\/i2DPcJelzr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ShefNews (@ShefNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShefNews\/status\/1768601788222001233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ellie Colton, a 25-year-old BBC Presenter, has suffered from endometriosis since the age of 11. 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