Dating with a colostomy bag

What It’s Really Like Dating Someone With A Stoma

We have been together through all of my major surgeries, so Stuart knew me before my ileostomy right through to now with my Barbie Bum from my proctectomy and scars from everything in between. I also had to do the same for an ileostomy. Not reconsider exactly, it just made me think more about if we were compatible… but I tried not to think about it too much. They let me make my own decisions about you and tried to not influence me with their thoughts. What was it like when you saw me and my ileostomy in hospital for the first time?

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Dating with a stoma bag. When Harrison Kefford's doctor first suggested a stoma bag earlier this year, his dating life was the first thing that came to mind. While his parents thought this should be the last of his problems, sex and dating is a huge part of most of our 20s, and being diagnosed with a chronic illness only complicates it. Since being diagnosed with Crohn's disease, year-old Harrison has been spreading awareness about his experiences on TikTok, and year-old Aylee Rankine's been doing the same. As colorectal surgeon Jonathan Hong explains, Crohn's disease is a form of inflammatory bowel disease IBD and can be effectively treated with medication in most people. However, sometimes it's necessary to surgically remove diseased portions of the bowel.

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Me personally? However, I will say that the fact that I have a bag has stopped a few women from hooking up with me.

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How Honest Should You Be When Hooking Up and Dating With an Ostomy?

I remember the first guy I dated with my ostomy bag. I had zero idea how to date in this ever-growing world of social media, where validation is found through likes and swipes right. But I also had a new contender to add to this already confusing equation; a bag of poo stuck to my stomach. From the age of 18 to 24, I was a total recluse from the world. Diagnosed with one of the worst cases of Ulcerative Colitis my specialist had ever seen, I not only almost lost my life - I also lost my entire large intestine and half-a-dozen vital years of my youth.

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