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Dating with an Ostomy


Thu, October 22, 2020 10:41 PM

Hello all! 

I'm 27 years old and I haven't been diagnosed with Crohn's or colitis but have similar symptoms of it as a result of having an ostomy due to desmoid tumors and FAP. Because of the ostomy and the fact that I don't know other young adults who have the same issues I do I have a tendency to isolate and I have never tried dating because I've spent most of my 20s dealing with these issues. I realized recently that that kind of bummed me out so I was wondering if there were others who felt the same way or who had previously struggled with these issues too.

Thanks!
Caitlyn

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Joined Oct 22, 2020

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