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She won all three of her professional fights, between October 2021 and October 2022, later revealing she did so while suffering from what was eventually diagnosed as ulcerative colitis.

The Durham native announced earlier this year she had been diagnosed with cancer after previously battling ulcerative colitis.

Fariba had lived with ulcerative colitis since she was 18, when three-quarters of her bowel were removed.

Researchers have long noted that stress plays a significant role in exacerbating IBD symptoms, and some have even described ulcerative colitis as psychosomatic.

It seems to play a role in exacerbating inflammation in the seven million people that live with inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.