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This Morning slammed by hundreds of Ofcom complaints after ‘wrong information’

19 June 2024 , 17:07
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Her brush with a UTI left her kidneys scarred for life
Her brush with a UTI left her kidneys scarred for life

VIEWERS complained to Ofcom after an episode of This Morning where Cherry Healey shared her personal cure for a UTI.

The TV presenter made an appearance on the ITV chat show last week to talk about her experience with suffering from a urine infection.

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Cherry Healey recently suffered from a horrific UTICredit: Getty - Contributor
The infection moved up to her kidneys leaving them scarred for life
The infection moved up to her kidneys leaving them scarred for lifeCredit: Getty
She made an appearance on This Morning to warn viewers against ignoring symptoms
She made an appearance on This Morning to warn viewers against ignoring symptoms

She warned viewers of the dangers that come with ignoring possible symptoms, and was joined by Senior Urologist Jean McDonald on the couch.

But viewers were left unhappy, potentially when she incorrectly suggested that cranberry juice could be used to deal with the infection.

Cherry shared that she was recently hospitalised for five days when her UTI went untreated and became very severe.

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The BBC documentarian added: "I woke up on Thursday, and it was definitely there.

"But I was a bridesmaid - I was actually maid of honour at my best friend's wedding, and I was going straight from filming to her wedding in the countryside.

"It's in the middle of nowhere. There's no way I could get to a doctor.

"So I was just drinking cranberry juice and taking painkillers - which don't work, painkillers don't work on UTIs.

"I could feel my body getting sicker and sicker. I went through the Friday night of celebrations and then by Saturday at the wedding I just felt horrendous.

"I had a blanket wrapped around me the whole wedding pretty much because I was shaking uncontrollably because I had a fever.

"What happened was it had moved up to my kidneys.

"I went to A&E the next day and they just couldn't work out what was going on.

"I underplayed UTIs so much - I didn't even tell them I'd had one. I didn't think that was it.

"It's only when they did a lumbar puncture on me they found out.

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"It's actually scarred my kidneys. That's what happens if you don't listen to your body!"

After hearing the terrifying story, 129 people watching This Morning at home made complaints to Ofcom, claiming the segment had breached broadcasting rules.

Anita Markoff

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