British reality star Louise Thompson has asked fans to “please be kind” while revealing that she now has a stoma bag.
Louise, who shot to fame on hit TV show Made in Chelsea, shared the update on Instagram on Tuesday after years of battling ulcerative colitis - which causes the colon to become inflamed.
The star conceded that it was not a glamorous announcement but also wasn’t something she wanted “to keep hidden forever”.
In her caption, 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”.
Auto-immune disease
Louise has openly discussed her ongoing battles with ulcerative colitis, as well as the auto-immune disease lupus in the past.
Back in February, fans were left fearing for her health after her fiance Ryan Libbey revealed she was back in hospital.
He did not disclose the reason at the time.
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.
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.
“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.
“Introducing my book: LUCKY.”
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She said how she was told by people she met in her recovery that if she shared her story it would help other people in the same position.
Louise explained that it’s taken her “a really long time” to accept what happened to her and thanked her followers for their support.”
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