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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Rikki Loftus

FOUND: How the stoma bag i d been dreading changed my life forever - What They Never Told You

A young veterinary surgeon forced to have a stoma bag fitted at the age of just 25 because of an agonising bowel condition says the surgery she dreaded has given her back her life.

Emma Huntley underwent the procedure in May 2022 after battling ulcerative colitis – which left her with debilitating symptoms including passing blood and vomiting, and eventually perforated part of her bowel.

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