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But she continued to suffer in silence for a full month before she finally told her dad, who was a doctor, about her symptoms. He encouraged her to see a gastroenterologist. It was ulcerative colitis , a type of inflammatory bowel disease IBD that causes swelling and ulcers sores on the inner lining of the large intestine and leads to abdominal pain, frequent bowel movements, and bloody or pus-filled diarrhea.

When she first learned about her condition, Anderson was extremely worried that having UC would mean giving up who she was — someone who loved to eat, cook, and travel all over the world. To keep that from happening, she threw herself into finding out everything she could about the disease and the best way to manage it.

Unfortunately, in the mids, there was little information on the causes and ways to ease the pain of inflammatory bowel disease. By working closely with her doctor, however, Anderson was able to figure out which foods exacerbated her condition, and then tweak her cooking and eating habits to help keep her symptoms at bay.

Ulcerative colitis symptoms come and go; symptom-free periods are followed by flare-ups. It was during her time there that she caught the interest of the Food Network. There is some innate skill in talking and chopping at the same time and looking at the camera and telling a story and not forgetting that something is burning on the burner behind you," says Anderson.

Her debut at the Food Network was as a special guest during the "Emeril Live" show. I rolled into Food Network and shook everyone's hands and said hey to everybody and went on to chase a dream," she says. Her father was an army officer. After that, she attended Loyola University.

She was honorably discharged from the Air Force in June She first appeared on the Food Network in October as a guest. Sunny has also hosted the Food Network program, Cooking for Real since Currently, there are no desperate rumors regarding her personal and professional life. But, there was news that she gave an emotional announcement on the show Racheal. There is also a rumor that she is dating Aaron who is also a chef.

In fact, she herself joined the United States Air Force after high school. After being honorably discharged in , she went to college at Loyola University. After years of working as a radio personality, in , she relocated to NYC at age 26, where she continued to work in radio. My at-home crew is legit. Her first Food Network appearance came in when she was a guest on an Emeril live program. She officially became a co-host of The Kitchen in , but over the years, she's racked up her resume with appearances on some of Food Network's biggest shows.

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