Sam Faiers opens up about ‘naturally healing’ her Crohn’s disease as she reveals how she copes with the incurable lifelong condition

Sam Faiers has opened up about the ‘natural cure’ for her Crohn’s disease.

The former TOWIE star, 33, took to Instagram on Monday night after attending a holistic wellness event where she saw natural healing speaker Barbara O’Neill discuss the lifelong condition.

After her Crohn’s disease diagnosis in 2014, Sam previously admitted that she began to focus more on her health and wellbeing naturally.

Crohn’s disease is a lifelong condition in which parts of the digestive system become inflamed. There is no cure for Crohn’s disease, but treatment can help reduce or control your symptoms.

During the event, she asked Barbara what advice she would give to someone with the disease, recommending dietary tips including eating certain herbs.

Barbara claimed that with the right ‘natural approach’ the disease could be cured ‘quite quickly’, adding that she did not believe people could not be cured of the condition.

Sam shared a video of Barbara and wrote in her caption, “Last night I had the privilege of attending an intimate dinner with Barbara O’Neil, surrounded by naturopaths, authors, educators and more. It was an incredible experience to be part of such a beautiful community.

“During Barbara’s Q&A session, she answered my question about Crohn’s disease.

‘This message is not health advice or tells you what to do. I’m just sharing Barbara’s natural approach to healing Crohn’s disease, from her experience with natural healing. Take from it what you will, and maybe even try her advice to see how it works for you.

‘Of course, I got my Crohn’s disease under control almost ten years ago and I’m still learning new things every day. The body is truly amazing.

‘Excited for tonight’s Wellness Talk with Barbara and Philly! Although the event is sold out, you can still join in via livestream here – check out my stories x @realbarbaraoneill @barbara.oneill.heals @phillyjlay.”

In 2018, she said: “I was on medication for about a year [after diagnosis] and then I moved away from that and just explored things that are a bit more natural, so vitamins and minerals and a change in diet.”

In 2022, Sam discussed how her health issues with adult acne and Crohn’s disease inspired her to pursue her dream business: starting Revive Collagen.

She says: ‘When I was diagnosed at a young age, I thought there must be other ways to take care of yourself.’

‘I really enjoyed reading a study about all the holistic ways, about what I put into my body. What we eat and drink, but also what we look at and what we read, that is part of it.’

“At the time when my social life was taking over, I was traveling around the country and I was like, ‘No, stop, you have to take care of yourself.’

Sam’s skincare brand has raked in a whopping £13.2 million since launching just three years ago.

Since stepping out of the TV spotlight, Sam has turned her fame into a fortune by starting multiple businesses, and Revive Collagen has certainly proven to be a hit.

The star’s beauty company specializes in award-winning ready-to-use collagen and is endorsed by celebrities including Oti Mabuse, Paloma Faith and Amanda Holden, who is an ambassador for the brand.

A source exclusively told MailOnline: ‘Sam is a smart businesswoman. She risked it all by starting the business, especially during the uncertain times of the lockdown.

‘She has made no external investments and built the company from scratch together with her business partner.

“With the company now profitable from day one and launching in the US next month, she is confident of becoming the global market leader in absorbable collagen.

“Although she’s had a few business failures along the way, she’s certainly struck gold with Revive Collagen.”

Sam, the brand’s co-founder, recently flew across the pond in hopes of further expanding the company.

She revealed on Instagram that it was “a big dream come true” to take her company to America.

Revive Collagen now claims to sell one box every 90 seconds and is available in more than 2,000 stores in the UK, including high-profile retail locations such as Harrods, Boots and Holland & Barrett, and is also available on Saks Fifth Avenue in the US.

Her business partner, John Bailey, has transformed Sam’s brands into a huge success, raising more than £20 million through her various sponsorships and ventures, including Revive.