No there is no cure either surgical or medical. It is a serious, chronic, inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract.

This results in the intestines being swollen and ulcerated, which leads to abdominal pain, cramping, persistent diarrhoea, weight loss and rectal bleeding.

Every patient though is different in the way and degree Crohn's affects them. It can be controlled by medication and the sufferer can remain in remission for long periods

Take care Richard hope you get better soon.

from what i heard about this disease i can't see him playing again.

its terrible news, hope you are ok Richard

what matters most is that its been diagnosed and I hope that it can be controlled by his diet, its no consolation to richard just getting to grips with his career tho

The Missus:
Here Here, all the Best Richard from this Clan x

Says it may flare up regulary, this is worrying, rugby is painful enough without this on top

I fear you may be right although it does depend on the severity. The problem is if it's bad it stops you eating and digesting properly which won't allow Rich to regain the bulk he needs.

Really bad news for the the lad.

Best wishes to Richard, can't beilve the bad luck this club is having at the minute

do you think you will de-register him in order to free up cap space? in circumstances like this, it may be useful to have some kind of guideline that players with non rugby illness or injury not be counted on the cap.

All the best to a quality player, superleague will certainly be less bish bash bosh without him this season. All the best on the upcoming season too, you've had a terrible time recently. Keep your heads up

All the best pal. Suppose you can look towards Fozzie for a bit of inspiration - I think he had something similar a few years ago so all may not be lost.

lets hope that things turn around for him and his family.

Sorry to hear this news



The main thing is that Richard does whatever is needed and takes however long needed to get through this - rugby isn't important, he needs to find what is a healthy way of life to manage the illness.

All the best to Richard for his recovery.

Richard, I hope you get better soon lad. I really hope to see you playing for Wakey again.