ADELE Roberts shared a worrying health update as she posted a hospital photo following her cancer battle.
The radio presenter, 46, was diagnosed with bowel cancer back in 2021.
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After chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment, she was later declared cancer free.
Taking to Instagram, Adele shared a new health update with her followers.
She posted in her story: “Having a blood test today for my anaemia.
“Hopefully this one will go well and I will get more medication.
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“We’re not sure why my iron count is low… either damage to my blood from chemo or due to having a stoma.
“Without my medication I have no energy. I’m not running at the moment and I’m so tired all the time.
“Hopefully I’ll get some more medicine once my GP has seen today’s results… otherwise I’m going to be consistently falling asleep until I die.”
Adele first suffered cancer symptoms on I’m A Celebrity in 2019, although she was not diagnosed until 2021.
The DJ previously told the Monday Mile podcast about how chemotherapy removed her fingerprints.
Adele said at the time: “Chemotherapy is different with every single person. “And with me, it really affected my skin.
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“So it took my fingerprints off. I couldn’t use my fingers, I couldn’t use touch screens, I couldn’t use my phone, self-checkouts, things like that.
“It really damaged the bottom of my feet – it looked like they’d been burnt or something like that.
“It also turned my tongue black. I had these black spots on my tongue.”
The radio presenter now lives with a stoma bag, which she has named Audrey.
Last year, Adele revealed the real reason why she hasn’t married her partner of 20 years.
What are the red flag warning signs of bowel cancer?
IT’S the fourth most common cancer in the UK, the second deadliest – yet bowel cancer can be cured, if you catch it early enough.
While screening is one way of ensuring early diagnosis, there are things everyone can do to reduce their risk of the deadly disease.
Being aware of the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer, spotting any changes and checking with your GP can prove a life-saver.
If you notice any of the signs, don’t be embarrassed and don’t ignore them. Doctors are used to seeing lots of patients with bowel problems.
The five red-flag symptoms of bowel cancer include:
- Bleeding from the back passage, or blood in your poo
- A change in your normal toilet habits – going more frequently for example
- Pain or a lump in your tummy
- Extreme tiredness
- Losing weight
Tumours in the bowel typically bleed, which can cause a shortage of red blood cells, known as anaemia. It can cause tiredness and sometimes breathlessness.
In some cases bowel cancer can block the bowel, this is known as a bowel obstruction.
Other signs include:
- Gripping pains in the abdomen
- Feeling bloated
- Constipation and being unable to pass wind
- Being sick
- Feeling like you need to strain – like doing a number two – but after you’ve been to the loo
While these are all signs to watch out for, experts warn the most serious is noticing blood in your stools.
But, they warn it can prove tricky for doctors to diagnose the disease, because in most cases these symptoms will be a sign of a less serious disease.
The star admitted her concerns when quizzed about what she might wear if they were to marry Kate Holderness, who she has been in a relationship with since 2004.
Adele said: “This is the reason I’ve not got married, because I don’t know what to wear – I’m being serious. Clothes really overwhelm me.
“Kate has to pick her moments when she takes me shopping because I just get really overwhelmed with choice.
“And so if you came to my house you’d see Kate’s rail – which is like beautiful and it’s all the colours of the rainbow – and mine is just black, black, black, black, black – and maybe one white top.”
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