Emmerdale star, 36, seeks help as he suffers from painful condition: ‘I’ve tried everything’
Former Emmerdale star Adam Thomas asked his followers for advice regarding his arthritis journey.
The Adam Barton actor, revealed in August 2023 that he had been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, and in a new update the 36-year-old shared that he is also dealing with psoriasis.
Psoriasis is a chronic (long-lasting) disease in which the immune system becomes overactive, causing skin cells to multiply too quickly. Patches of skin become scaly and inflamed, most often on the scalp, elbows, or knees, but other parts of the body can be affected as well.
In his latest Instagram post, the actor shared a black and white snap of him with his hands on his head.
‘My arthritis journey: Ok I need help!!!!,’ he penned.
‘So with the arthritis that I’ve got which psoriatic arthritis one of the symptoms that comes with this is a skin condition called psoriasis! It used to be all over my body and face still is on places but really suffer with it on my scalp …
‘I’ve tried absolutely everything ! If anyone has had this or got this and can recommend any shampoos or creams to help preferably natural I would really appreciate it thank you x.’
Fellow celebrities and fans showed their love to the star with TV personality Emily Atack replying: ‘Steroid cream from the docs!!! Worked WONDERS for me. You comb it into your hair like a leave in conditioner. I’ll send you a pic of it xxx.’
The Waterloo Road actor admitted the only time he hasn’t been in pain over the last couple of years was when he took steroid injections during his time on Strictly Come Dancing last year.
He said: ‘The thing is I’ve never been pain free!! Over two years I’ve been in pain EVERYDAY and as you can imagine it definitely takes its toll.
‘The only time I can think of, that I’ve not been pain free, is when I was doing Strictly… 4-5 weeks in the pain was unbearable to the point I couldn’t physically carry on anymore I was putting on a brave face, but really I was suffering!
‘Even though I was in pain and physically I was suffering, in my mind I wanted to keep going and the team at strictly mentioned steroid injections to help ease the pain a little and it worked massively!!!
‘I was still s*** at dancing but the pain had eased off. And so il be honest I just need some breathing space again to feel normal again and so that’s what I’ve had again today!
‘So fingers crossed! I know it’s no cure but it just gives me a little time until the other meds kick in!
‘I genuinely do not talk to anyone about any of this, and the reason I share this is because I know a lot of you are suffering, but I want you to know that we have to stay strong! no one will understand what we are going through it’s tough some good days some bad, but we can’t let it beat us. I refuse to give in!!’
