What is Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life long inherited illness.

CF means that glands in the body that produce mucus become faulty and produce very thick sticky mucus. The organs mainly affected by this abnormal mucus production are the lungs and the pancreas in the digestive system.

Over two million people in the UK alone carry the faulty gene that causes Cystic Fibrosis.

Five babies are born with Cystic Fibrosis and three young lives are lost to it every week.

The average life span of a Cystic Fibrosis sufferer is around 38 years, although treatments are developing quickly, and currently, a baby born today could expect to live longer.

Children with CF are generally required to take extra vitamins every day due to poor absorption in the intestine.

To find out more please visit The CF Trust website (www.cftrust.org.uk) , or The CFK website (www.cfkids.org.uk)

Becki Short xxx

becki@dance-a-thon.org.uk