Bilal Saab lives with a chronic illness

Dark days and gray weather are sure to be the sign of fall, a TV guide full of new goodies and old favorites that are back with new seasons.

“71 Degrees North – Norway’s Toughest Celebrities” is one of the viewers’ favorite films that has returned, and among the profiles that can be seen in this year’s reality competition we find the artist Bilal Saab (24 years old).

So far, Finnmarkingen has proven to be an interesting journey, not the least of which is a journeyhad won, He writes. But in the first episode, he was able to find out that he suffers from a chronic disease called Bekhterev’s disease.

Bekhterev’s disease, now referred to as axial spondyloarthritis, is according to NHI A disease that affects the joints in the pelvis, back, large joints of the body, and tendon attachments. It is simply chronic rheumatoid arthritis. The most common complaints are pain and stiffness in the back, most often in the lower back and up between the shoulder blades. To prevent stiffness and incorrect posture, it is important to exercise and be physically active.

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In front of Se og Hør, Saab tells that he is one of the lucky ones who does not have such big problems.

-I’m not so bothered by the illness now, now I get medicine for it. When I didn’t take the medication, it was hell, he admits.

During the taping of the reality show, he was also given medication to stave off the worst of the illnesses.

– I will not say that it affected me in any way when I was in ’71. “I received the medication twice during enrollment, and afterward I was just as well as I would have been if I hadn’t had the disease,” Saab says.

– Of course you’re stiffer and stiffer in the morning, but that’s just peeing compared to what it would be like. When I didn’t have medication, I would wake up some mornings and then couldn’t walk.

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So the 24-year-old is doing well with the disease when he takes the medication.

– I might have to do some bending exercises before I start the day, but after that, nothing affects me – and I enjoy it.

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