What made you want to do a documentary and speak out about having Crohn's? Why did I feel so insecure and so embarrassed growing up? It's really important for people to speak out. People do understand, and they listen. Amy Dowden I wanted to try and help break the stigma and get people to talk about bowel problems because people don't want to talk about it because they think it's embarrassing, but it's so much more than that. Another problem with Crohn’s is that it's an invisible disease. If someone was to come and visit me in hospital whilst I'm having a flare up, they really wouldn't know the effects it has and all the suffering. Somebody could be in work one day and be absolutely fine… and the next day when they ring up, 'I'm not very well'. People are like, 'well she looked fine yesterday'.