Emmerdale’s Adam Thomas opens up on brutal health battle, saying ‘I’ve been in pain every day for two years’

EMMERDALE histrion Adam Thomas has opened up astir his agonising conflict with an autoimmune illness that has near him successful regular symptom for the past 2 and a fractional years.

During the interview, Good Morning Britain big Susanna Reid expressed her daze that idiosyncratic arsenic young arsenic Adam could beryllium suffering from arthritis, a information typically associated with older age.

Adam was diagnosed with rhematoid arthritis - a information that effects the joints - successful 2023 conscionable earlier helium took portion successful Strictly Come Dancing.

The 36-year-old histrion changeable to fame connected Emmerdale successful 2009, but present plays a P.E. teacher connected Waterloo Road.

While chatting to Adam connected the GMB sofa, Susanna explained: “We’re laughing astir the information that you would beryllium a P.E. teacher but it really impedes your movement, doesn’t it?”

Adam replied. “Yes decidedly and yes I’ve been struggling with this autoimmune illness present for astir 2 and a fractional years.

“It’s been tough. I’m not over-exaggerating erstwhile I accidental this but virtually wrong 2 and a fractional years, each time I’ve been successful pain.

“It’s hard but present I consciousness similar I’ve recovered - due to the fact that I’ve been connected truthful galore antithetic meds and trying truthful galore antithetic things, backmost and distant from doctor’s and hospitals.”

Adam revealed helium is trying retired a caller “carnivore diet” and says it has helped.

He said: “I've noticed a immense difference, particularly wrong the past mates of weeks.

“It's fixed maine a small spot of anticipation now.

“I tin spot airy astatine the extremity of the tunnel. I'm feeling the champion mode I've felt for a while.”

He continued: “I consciousness similar the inflammation is going down a small spot and I'm getting my beingness backmost which is the astir important thing.”

He besides said helium believes helium whitethorn person inherited the condtion from his precocious dad, but they ne'er spoke astir it.

He was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 2023 and recently screamed successful pain as helium filmed himself injecting his treatment.

He said backmost successful October: "The symptom is beauteous unbearable astatine the moment, it’s arsenic if my full assemblage is seizing up!!

"The symptom was atrocious before, but it’s a batch worse now… however why???"

Addressing his treatment, helium added "Now I privation I ne'er came disconnected the methotrexate due to the fact that I would instrumentality that symptom to this each time of the week!!

"I’ve conscionable started my caller medicine contiguous which takes 12 weeks to instrumentality effect and adjacent past it mightiness not enactment truthful americium not excessively definite what I tin bash to easiness the symptom until then??

"I’ve had my steroid injections and it virtually lasted a week."

Earlier past year, he was near "in tears" aft updated medicine near him "wiped out."

The TV prima past told however his lad was playing a part successful looking aft him.