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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, often shortened to IPF, is a terminal health condition which causes scarring on the lungs and breathing to become increasingly difficult.
It's a devastating disease affecting around 70,000 people in the UK each year, according to Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis. Sadly, there is no cure and while treatments can help, they can only delay its progression.
In addition to there being no cure, it's also not clear what causes the condition. Idiopathic means that the cause is unknown, and, according to the NHS, it usually affects people who are around 70 to 75 years old, being rare among under 50s.
Katie Price's mum, Amy, was diagnosed with the condition in 2017 and continues her ongoing health battle. However, IPF is a condition that people know very little about.
In a bid to raise awareness of IPF, we spoke to Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis (AFPF) to talk about the warning signs, the symptoms, treatment options and what palliative care actually means - and why people say they wish it was cancer.
Pauline Baird, support line coordinator for AFPF, told the Daily Record that people who experience breathlessness should see the GP straight away. Stressing not to dismiss the symptoms as normal, the expert added that even something as benign as a cough should be kept an eye on.
The first common sign is a shortness of breath with the expert explaining: "Often patients can put it down to the fact they're getting a bit older and they might not want to go to the GP. Perhaps going up the stairs, going up hills - that might be how it starts - so it's not being breathless all the time."
A persistent cough that's not improving is another symptom. It can be dry tickly cough or it can have some mucus. Because of this, the
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