Sam Faiers has sparked a massive backlash from her followers after heavily she has 'naturally' cured her Crohn's disease.
The former TOWIE star, 33, who was diagnosed with the chronic and incurable condition back in 2014, insists she now has it "under control" - making the claims during an event with Barbara O'Neill, an Australian alternative health care promoter
Her comments have drawn fierce criticism from fans, calling them "dangerous". Many sufferers shared their harrowing experiences with the disease, including life-threatening incidents, to highlight the seriousness of her misleading claims.
After the event, which also saw Sam rubbing shoulders with the contentious ex-Corrie actor and Covid sceptic Sean Ward, mum-of-three Sam - who owns Revive Collagen, a ready to drink collagen supplement - addressed her fans and Instagram and shared a clip from the talk.
"Hey everyone," Sam began when captioning the clip on Instagram. "Last night, I had the privilege of attending an intimate dinner with Barbara O'Neil, surrounded by natural healers, authors, educators, and more. It was an incredible experience to be part of such a wonderful community."
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"During Barbara's QandA, she answered my question about Crohn's disease. This post isn't health advice or telling you what to do. I'm just sharing Barbara's natural approach to healing Crohn's from her experience in natural healing. Take from it what you will, and maybe even try her advice to see how it works for you. I naturally got my Crohn's under control almost 10 years ago, and I continue to learn new things every day. The body truly is amazing."
She was swiftly flooded with worried comments from her followers, with one person insisting: "This is so insulting and not what an ambassador of CCUK should be posting. A lot of the IBD community are very hurt, angry, and upset right now. How do you plan to heal that?!"
Sam Faiers posted a clip of Barbara O'Neill speaking on her Instagram page (Instagram)
The former TOWIE star also shared this snap with her followers (Instagram)"This is incredibly insensitive and wrong to post as someone with a large following. IBD cannot be fully controlled by diet, anyone can go into remission or flare up at any point in life," another fan fumed. "Do you really think so many of us would have permanent stoma’s and have all this surgery if it was as simple just eating healthily? I get for some people they are in remission and have probably linked it to eating a certain way but it’s just not true."
A third told Sam: "I think you really need to consider the impact of sharing misinformation like this will have on your followers with similar conditions to yours. You are adding fuel to the fire of misconception around IBD - something a lot of people in the community are trying to debunk. So disappointed to see this."
Some Instagram users defended Sam in the comments, with one arguing: "Why is everyone so triggered?! Half of you aren’t even listening to what she is saying and half of you don’t even know who Barbara is! She is soo intelligent and researches everything, unlike your doctors that get told what to tell you! Honestly you lot let Sam post what she likes and what she believes in!"
The Mirror has approached representatives for Sam for comment on this story. Currently, there is no known cure for the disease, hence treatment focuses on reducing symptoms and maintaining remission. Medication and surgery can provide long periods of relief from symptoms, and some may cause temporary weight gain.
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