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Matthew Timmins

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Talks a lot about #ibd 🗣💩 #primarysclerosingcholangitis #adrenalinsufficiencyawareness #ostomyawareness here if you need support 💜💚 or cake eaten 😋

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👋 This is Matt (@yodamattibd). Please leave him a comment below!

💜 "I was diagnosed with IBD (Ulcerative Colitis) back in 2006. For many years I took medications including biological treatments until in 2019, all meds stopped working. I was very unwell and my liver also started to deteriorate rapidly. This was a 3 week hospital stay. It was explained to me that my only way forwards was to have a stoma created … which was also too risky an operation at the time due to my liver disease PSC (Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis) which had created both cirrhosis and portal hypertension! A very tough time.

🏥 However, thanks to the amazing team at my hospital they found a way to help me! A liver stent called ‘tips’ to reduce the pressure that was creating the portal hypertension. Stent done…. Then we waited 6 weeks and went ahead with the stoma operation. The morning after , I woke up for the first time in around 13 years without my regular IBD pains! It was new and I decided ‘If it’s to be …. It’s Upto me!’ 🎉🎉🎉

🙌 I’ll always have my health challenges but I know that they are only part of me and a part I have learnt to give time and patience to what is required as we all have tough times that we must face throughout our lives 💗 I’m as well as I possibly can be at the moment despite adrenal, heart , liver issues 💥 I’ve been able to maintain my retail job , teach and train in karate , spend time with my family and friends and occasionally… drink an awesome cuppa in my Comfizz mug ☕️ 🤤 My current goal is to work towards my 3rd black belt 🥋and support others wherever I can 👊🏻."

🤝 Thank you Matt for sharing your story!

#comfizz #stoma #ostomy #yourstories #ibd

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A huge thank you from Young IA to Zoey for an amazing and inspiring talk in the Young IA breakout session at the @iasupport Online Information Day and to our panel - Melissa, Danny, Matt and Caroline for sharing their experiences and top tips!

It was a fab session and I think we could have chatted for a lot longer - exercise and fitness is a huge topic of interest to many of our members and we will be sure to bring your more information and events on this soon!

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