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Earlier this month, A Man who did not want to Live With a stoma died, after a judge ruled that life support could stop the treatment. His story led to an outpouring of shock amongst the ostomy community, and prompted the Question - are there enough Mental Health support for those prior to surgery?

life with a stoma for Four Years as a teenager, The Complex emotions of this patient must have the feeling weighed heavy on my heart.

The Man , referred to as MSP, from South Yorkshire , was in his 30s and The Judge Mr Justice Hayden had an "advanced decision" to indicate with a permanent stoma, after a decade of "painful and complex abdominal problems".

A stoma is an opening on the belly, the connection to your digestive or urinary tract and allows waste to be diverted out of your body and into a Stoma bag.

MSP previously lived with a temporary ileostomy and had been advised to be it is necessary the permanent. The Judge noted that he had "absolutely life with a stoma detested. "

He Said : "Be self-influenced-confidence and self-esteem negatively. To forge its ability to maintain interpersonal relationships has been significantly eroded. "

I also experienced a decade of the appalling health in The Hands of Crohn's disease, a bowel disease that causes severe inflammation of the Digestive System . Symptoms include pain, loss of blood, weight loss, diarrhea and fatigue.

at the age of 12, I was told, I have removed 90% of my colon and a temporary ileostomy formed.

I felt an overwhelming sense of fear, but I also hoped that, no matter how difficult it would be, My Life would return to me.

And she did. Once I had my ileostomy, I was able to go Back To school, to travel and find friends. This had been impossible, while Crohn's disease wiped out my gut. My ileostomy, My Life Back To me.

adjusting to them took time and additional support for my Mental Health was absolutely crucial for my recovery.

MSP-decision has led to a lot of people share their own ostomy stories and query whether there is enough support for people with life-changing procedure.

"Stoma will save you a lot in our lives,"

Moeed Majeed, 29, from London, was diagnosed with Crohn's disease while at the University, and describes The Time as "really, really bad time".

But if the prospect of an Operation arose, he thought, "no way". He was given a year to decide.

He says, at The Time , he was not enjoy life, felt terrible and didn't look like he wanted to, so decided: "I just happened to try well, and see what. "

In some cases, the stoma will be formed on a temporary basis, in order to cure the intestine, or to fix an intestinal narrowing.

Some patients have their stoma reversed, or is it permanent further down The Line , such as the MSP.

Moeed had formed his temporary stoma, in the year 2015 and says the adjustment was a real challenge.

"It took me four to five months to get back on the feet and to a point where I felt confident and healthy enough to go Back To work and to The Gym to go to. Things not to do I was actually able to for a long, long time.

"I'm really comfortable and happy with my stoma. I don't care what anyone thinks. Stoma can save a lot in our lives. "

Moeed, says the Mental Health support and talking to each other during the whole process, is of crucial importance.

He was offered support, initially through his University and, later, from his hospital, but recognizes this is not always available. to talk

"With an outlet, what do you think and what you are going through is beneficial.

"It empowers you," he says. "It is a bit shocking, it is difficult to support the Mental Health , because [I think] 65% of this whole thing is about your mental state. "

"I would not be able to have children"

Mr Phil Tozer, a colorectal surgeon at St. Mark's Hospital in London, the stoma surgery for patients with chronic inflammatory bowel disease and other diseases, including colorectal cancer.

He agrees the Mental Health support for people, which stoma-Operation is "relatively poorly treated, in The Sense that there are not enough resources for it".

He says: "Stoma are sometimes seen by patients as The Price you pay to Stay Alive .

"For the other, it is not a price but A Gift that provides you with a quality of life that had been taken from them by their disease".

Yvonne, 30, from Somerset Crohn's at the age of 11 was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. After years of against a severe abscess, you had fights stoma surgery at the age of 20 years.

"When I said I needed a stoma, I was very, very bad, and weighed about five stone. I just had enough. I was like 'Please Give me a stoma'. "

A year after Yvonne had made her stoma, she married and says it was a "blessing" compared to the discomfort you faced.

When she was pregnant, in spite of some fears, she says, "as my belly grew, my stoma grows".

your baby girl was born, without complications, and a few years later, Yvonne a Second Child had.

"My stoma, my inner self and My Body adjusted to life in a new way," she says.

Yvonne's stoma was made permanent After Her Second Child says, and that you will never have any problems with your Mental Health .

"If it were not for my pocket, I would not have been able to have children. If it is not married for my bag, I had never had A Family . If it is I would not for my pocket, not be Here Today . "

An Nhs England spokesman said the funding was "growing" Mental Health services "so that more people than ever before have access to high quality services, whether the ostomy surgery or in any other case".

He Said the "concerned" about their mental well-being should advice to "early" from friends and family, or self-help websites like "and if your symptoms worsen, then the NHS is here For You ".

Lisa Younge, the Crohn's and Colitis UK-care-program-Manager-says more Mental Health need support.

she speaks for the patient living with a stoma, or with the decision about the surgery, Every Day and says the taboos and talking about bowel movements make the people to take care of, the other does not accept their Stoma.

"So many people say to me at the beginning," there is no way that I, the stoma' and I think that is the feelings to come and see why you feel that way, so important. "

she says, it is essential that people collect so many information before the Operation as possible and speak with others who have a stoma.

she Often speaks with these patients after the surgery and the stoma has "changed their lives for the better".

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