Oxfordshire Motocross racer who hasn't eaten in 5 years

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The former Motocross racer's disorder means he cannot digest food or liquids

Lee Conway has not eaten a proper meal for five years.

He has an extreme form of the rare stomach disorder Dysmotility. It means he is sick at least once a day and cannot digest food or liquids.

Mr Conway, 29, from Berinsfield near Abingdon, had to give up his job and his love of Motocross racing.

He is now fed through a tube that pumps fluids into his intestine and he wants to raise awareness of the condition.

Mr Conway said: "If someone was to offer me £1m, or take my illness away, I'd rather they took my illness away straight away."

Extreme symptoms

Dysmotility occurs when abnormal gut contractions result in slow and uncoordinated movement.

But Mr Conway's symptoms have been so extreme that even a small bite can make him very ill.

"If I do eat I generally bring it straight back up within 15 to 20 minutes," he said.

"On some occasions I'll be sick and I won't stop being sick for two to three days."

The former welder spent four months in hospital in 2005.

He underwent numerous endoscopies as doctors attempted to discover what was making him sick.

He also had appointments with a psychiatrist to deduce whether his symptoms were the result of a mental disorder.

Mr Conway was eventually diagnosed with Dysmotility and his daily routine now keeps him housebound with his parents.

In addition to being fed regularly through a drip he takes morphine and anti-sickness pills.

But Mr Conway has had to become accustomed to his new way of life.

"When I first started having it I was getting pretty stressed out with stuff, not being able to go out and live a normal life.

"If I never had this tube then I would be dead. I feel pretty lucky to have this but I would be more happy to be back at work and still racing Motocross."