BRAVE STAR Louise Thompson begs ‘please be kind’ as she reveals she’s got a stoma bag after hospital dash
LOUISE Thompson has proudly revealed she has had a lifesaving stoma bag fitted after a long health battle.
Louise, 34, proudly revealed her stoma bag in an Instagram post, after years of battling ulcerative colitis - which causes the colon and rectum to become inflamed.
In her caption this morning, she wrote: "How do I disclose this sort of news?
"It’s not exactly exciting like a big pregnancy or gender reveal announcement!
"Hey look I’m having a boy… Hey, look I’ve got a stoma! So I guess I’ll just stand here. Proud in stature. With my new friend. Le bum bag
that represents life. And hopefully a better one.
"Isn’t it bizarre that this little grey pouch is the price I pay for good health!"I say good riddance to that nasty menacing colon! Please be kind."
In her video, the influencer lifted her top to reveal the pouch, which she told fans "saved my life".
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE
Louise has openly discussed her ongoing battles with ulcerative colitis, as well as the autoimmune disease lupus in the past.
Back in February, fans were left fearing for her health after her fiancé Ryan Libbey revealed she was back in hospital.He did not disclose the reason at the time.
Isn’t it bizarre that this little grey pouch is the price I pay for good health!
The personal trainer wrote in an Instagram Story: "Louise has been in hospital for 12 days now. We don't know when she will be ready to come home yet."But thank you to everyone who has sent messages of love and support to our family. It does help."
Louise has also been battling PTSD and anxiety since she nearly died giving birth to her son Leo-Hunter in 2021.
She recently revealed that she has written a book called Lucky - which tells the story of her traumatic pregnancy.
I say good riddance to that nasty menacing colon!
Announcing her project, she told fans that she now feels "ready" but also "petrified" to step into a new chapter.
She said: "I finally feel ready to share my story. I feel proud, It's a form of closure. I'm closing this chapter and getting ready to enter a new chapter.
"I feel like a huge weight is being lifted off my shoulders, but equally I feel petrified."
Alongside a video revealing the news to her followers, she wrote: "So much to say, but I seem to have writer's block today.
"Not ideal timing given that I have a particularly big announcement to get off my chest and it very much involves the theme of ‘writing’.
"I have written a book.
Louise Thompson's Full Health Battle
THE Made in Chelsea alumni has always spoken candidly about her health - yet what does she suffer from?
Ulcerative Colitis
Louise was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis before becoming a mum.
It is a condition which causes the colon and rectum to become inflamed - with her new stoma bag "saving her life" after the debilitating battle
PTSD
The Pocket sportswear founder was frank when she opened up on her post-natal birth struggles.
She told how she had been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in late 2022 following the birth of her son Leo.
It came after she nearly died twice in childbirth in December 2021.
Incurable Lupus
Back in 2022, Louise was diagnosed with incurable Lupus.
The autoimmune disease that occurs when your body's immune system attacks your tissues and organs.
Blood loss
In February 2024, it was revealed that she had once again been admitted to the hospital.
In the aftermath, Louise told how she had "survived a second time" after losing three litres of blood.
It came after the brave star haemorrhaged at home.
"I feel slightly sick with nerves. A couple of years ago I experienced a series of distressing events that completely derailed me.
"They turned me from a highly functioning, happy and fairly successful young adult into a vegetable almost overnight.
"The journey to get from that place to where I am today has felt like hell on earth but I finally feel courageous enough to share some of the details of what happened to me and to examine my personal lived experience since.…in one tidy space.
I feel like a huge weight is being lifted off my shoulders, but equally I feel petrified
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