As a sufferer of ulcerative colitis, a form of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, I unfortunately underwent emergency surgery for an ileostomy bag in January 2015.
I had the entirety of my colon removed and a stoma was formed.
They’d taken the end of my small intestine – my ileum – and bought it to the outside of my body, with a bag situated over the top in order to collect my body’s waste.
I was lucky enough to be offered a reversal later this year, where they rejoin my small bowel to my rectum once my body had healed.