20 July 2026 - Australia, where inflammatory bowel disease is prevalent, is locked out of some of the best treatment advances.

For weeks Kelly Exner was convinced she was dying. With severe abdominal pain and frequent trips to the bathroom, she could barely function and experienced sudden weight loss that doctors couldn’t explain.

Ms Exner had been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in 2013, but this felt different. Then doctors realised why.

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