WHEN Morgan Underwood first started needing the toilet more than usual, she didn’t think anything of it.
The 22-year-old endured the strange symptom until she noticed blood and mucus in her stool, prompting her to seek out a doctor for help.But as her health continued to deteriorate, the then-teenager began feeling "petrified" to leave the house in fear of not being near a toilet.
“I couldn’t even look at myself in the mirror without crying. No clothes I had fit me. My legs weren’t strong enough to keep myself up straight or even walk a few steps I had lost all my muscle mass as well.“From being so active, physically able and independent to my mum being my full-time carer really affected me. Although my mum and dad did not mind as they would do absolutely anything for me, I felt like a burden to them.
“Don’t get me wrong, I had to fight for a diagnosis and it took a long period of time. It took me being critical to officially get a diagnosis of Crohn's.” She also had a double barrel ostomy, where the surgeon removes the problem areas in the bowel before bringing the two ends of the bowel to openings made in the wall of the belly.
After reaching out to a woman who had been through a similar experience, Morgan finally felt as though she could start to rebuild her life.“I feel that once you get over that fear of not knowing how to live life with your ileostomy, you realise how it has actually changed for the better.
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