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"You should go raw, you should go vegan" - that's what 25-year-old Mancunian Alex is tired of being told will help cure her chronic pain.

Alex and her best friend Rose, who has Crohn's disease, have set up a project called 'Drawn Poorly' which encourages people to write and draw about their chronic illness.

Rose had the idea for the project after finding drawing helped her cope. Both Rose and Alex said they found it frustrating to be told "you look fine":

"OK, well I don't feel fine and you wouldn't say that if you could see it," Alex said.

"I have to look fine," Rose added, "it's called functioning".

This clips is from Â鶹Éç Radio 5 live.