Tyler James Suffers From An Incurable Disease

The star of “Everybody Hates Chris “ was hospitalized several times before finding out he had an incurable disease...

“I was in the hospital for five days and wasn’t allowed to eat for all that time.”

Tyler James Williams had a terrible scare. The Star of “Everybody Hates Chris was hospitalized several times before he found out he had an incurable disease.

In 6 months, Tyler rushed to the ER 7 times. And he was hospitalized 5 of those 7 times. The doctors thought he had some kind of food allergy or intolerance. The last time he was admitted, he lost 10 lbs. in 5 days.

“ although a lot of people around me kind of knew that something was wrong, we just couldn’t put a name to it. I’d seen multiple doctors who just couldn’t figure out what it was.”

The correct diagnosis came in 2017. He had to remove 6 inches of his bowel. In less than 3 months, the actor had 3 surgeries. He lost over 33 lbs.

Tyler has Crohn’s Disease. A chronic inflammatory bowel disease that causes abdominal pain, diarrhea and nausea. It also affects other parts of the body reducing the person quality of life.

After this difficult time, the disease went into remission. He gained some weight back and celebrated.

Until the symptoms returned...

“ I had my first flare-up in almost 2 years. This one was particularly bad.”

The pain reminded Tyler of what he had gone through and he was scared.

“ The craziest thing at that moment was the fear. Not of the pain but what comes after.”

He was immediately admitted to the hospital and couldn’t eat solid foods. You knew what came next.

“ I knew weight loss was coming and that setback can really mess with your head.”

Despite his flare-ups, Tyler wasn’t discouraged. As soon as he was discharged, he started training again to gain back all the weight you lost.

He uses his own story as a reminder that’s giving up is not an option.

“ Crohn’s disease can/Will knock you down whenever it gets the chance too.”

“ that’s fine as long as each time do you get up”