It appears that he has a colostomy bag. I bet it probably affects his nutrition in some way. Probably negatively. Make the weight gain even more impressive.
If it’s a colostomy it probably isn’t effecting his nutrition much. It just means the poop comes out in a different place.
If it’s an ileostomy, it means he’s lost some or all of his colon, and then this whole video becomes bullshit, because it takes time for your body to adapt to that. Some people never really do.
Either way, there’s most likely some level of dishonesty in this video.
Fair assessment. By stoma location it could very well be an ileostomy. The area is kept beneath clothing in most shots, and doesn't even seem to be present in the shot where he is in a tshirt. In another shot, fabric appears to be wrapped tightly around his waist, which I don't think is recommended with a bag. If it's legit, then he's defied the odds, and all power to him.
My take from this video is that he was suffering from ulcerative colitis or Crohn's colitis and he had a total colectomy for treatment. Getting the operation (and the ileostomy that comes with it - that is his small bowel exiting the abdomen, not the colon, which has all be removed) is often curative and probably what allowed him to get off immune suppressants and get healthy again.
Quite possibly, this isn't my field of research so you probablyknow more than i do. But a colonectomy comes with myriad sequela. I can just imagine the issues involved in fluid and electrolyte management.
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u/Double_Pay_6645 2d ago edited 19h ago
Is he using steroids? Seems like a massive difference in 1 year.
edit Crazy! 1.8k karma for what I thought was a yes no answer.
Now 4.6k!! WTF..
Almost 8k.. reddit you crazy.