Living with IBD and an ileostomy bag: `Tough times don´t last but tough people do´
(WorldNews Health)

As far as minor ailments go, few things are more uncomfortable than a stomach bug and this is what Andrew Browne thought he had five years ago when he first experienced symptoms. But, before long, the classic signs turned into something more sinister and he visited his local hospital to get checked out. `I first noticed something was wrong in 2014 when I had extremely bad diarrhoea which eventually turned to blood,` says the 23-year-old. `I was going to the toilet five times an hour; I had no appetite, wasn´t sleeping and had no energy at all. `Initially, I didn´t want anyone to know as I was 18 and just like any other teenager [felt embarrassed]. I thought it was some sort of bug which I...