Retired teacher with Crohn’s says new research could be ‘game-changer’

A retired primary school teacher who has had four surgeries due to Crohn’s disease has said new research into the condition could be a “complete game-changer”. Maureen Dalgleish, 65, was first diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in 1988, aged 28. Since then, she has surgery four times – in 2001, 2006, 2013 and 2025 – to manage fibrosis in her bowel, related to the condition. She has also spent long periods of her life on either a liquid diet or a heavily restricted diet, including after surgery, to..