The Traitors' youngest star recalls the moment she said 'goodbye to my colon forever' amid her health battle. Mollie Pearce, 21, who is starring on the second series of the hit BBC show, was diagnosed with severe ulcerative colitis when she was just 11 years old.
In September 2020, Mollie took to Instagram to share a number of snaps of herself in hospital as she revealed that she'd undergone a seven-hour operation to remove her colon.
Mollie bravely wrote: "This is a post I hoped i would never have to write. On the 30th of September I went to hospital for a checkup and ended up being admitted due to the severity of my symptoms. "I didn’t think in a million years my biggest fear was about to come true. "I have been fighting ulcerative colitis for 8 years and last week it finally won when I had to say goodbye to my colon forever.
An ileostomy is a surgically made opening that connects your ileum to your abdominal wall. "The ileum is the lower end of your small intestine.Through the abdominal wall opening, or stoma, the lower intestine is stitched into place.
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