A BRIDE-to-be who took up yoga and Pilates to relieve her bad back was horrified to discover the true source.

Alex Macgillivray took up the workouts in January after suffering from lower back and hip pain she thought was simply caused by tight hips.

But the newly minted yogi realised something was amiss when the pain continued and she started to become bloated and constipated in June.

The 26-year-old booked a GP appointment to get it checked out as she hadn't made any changes to her eating habits that could explain it.

Initially thinking the engineering manager was suffering from appendicitis, Alex's doctors referred her to hospital.

She underwent a barrage of tests that - to her shock - revealed she had ovarian cancer.

Now Alex is undergoing a course of chemotherapy and is urg

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