Lifting up his t-shirt to show his
colostomy bag, he claims a member of staff behind the desk said there was no problem.
"Instead I would rather try and help those with negative comments to understand that having a
colostomy bag is completely normal and from my, albeit limited, experience, people are more curious about them than offended."
A stoma is an opening in the skin where a pouch, or
colostomy bag, is attached to collect faeces.
Over two years later, Champion still must use a
colostomy bag. He initiated this lawsuit pro se, asserting deliberate indifference under the Eighth Amendment and federal tort claims.
After the first operation, he spent around five weeks in hospital, relying on a
colostomy bag before he was able to have a reconstruction.
He shared: "Having Crohn's is a trial but I am determined not to let it hold me back … One option is a
colostomy bag but for many people it doesn't seem like the nicest of ideas.
I underwent surgery to have a
colostomy bag fitted, before chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and then more surgery to remove the tumour."
After a total of five months in hospital, Mia was finally allowed to go home, with her
colostomy bag removed last week.
Emergency surgery is more likely to lead to a
colostomy bag or even death.
A young mother's heartfelt description about the challenges of using public disabled toilets with a
colostomy bag has been shared almost 13,000 times on social media.
The mother of one, who had a
colostomy bag fitted in November 2014 after surgery for bowel cance r, said she doesn't like having to change her bag on the floor.
It had been hoped the unique surgery would prevent Oliver, of Rowlands Gill, needing a
colostomy bag. But a series of complications followed during his early childhood which have, at times, left the youngster seriously ill and needing to rely on the bag once again.