a young woman has revealed details about her lengthy battle with a rare condition that she still felt desperately hungry .
kyli wilfson , a self-confessed ` food person ' , was 26 when she first started experiencing agonizing pain , which made her feel like she had been ` kicked in the abdomen ' .
kyli 's pain continued to return every time she tried to eat for a year and a half .
at first , doctors faced difficulties even diagnosing kyli ; though she 'd had digestive problems for years , her rare disease was n't initially considered .