Adele Roberts has revealed she may be forced to undergo surgery after being unable to return her prolapsed stoma into it’s bag, three years after having colostomy surgery following a battle with colon cancer.
The DJ, 45, who has named the stoma Audrey, shared snaps to Instagram as she visited her nurse and even tried at home remedies in a bid to avoid going under the knife.
Adele was first diagnosed with bowel cancer in October 2021 and documented her treatment on social media, which included colostomy surgery to remove a bowel tumour and having a stoma bag fitted.
She revealed she’d spent days laying down in a bid to rectify the problem as well as using ice and sugar, which is said to work by drawing out fluid from the swollen stoma and helping to reduce the size.
Writing: ‘Lean back, Spent the last few days horizontal. Somewhere between Sunday night and Monday morning, Audrey escaped from her bag… and she will not go back in’.
Adele Roberts, 45, has revealed she may be forced to undergo surgery after being unable to return her prolapsed stoma into it’s bag, three years after having colostomy surgery following a battle with colon cancer.
The DJ who has named the stoma Audrey, shared snaps to Instagram as she visited her nurse and even tried at home remedies in a bid to avoid going under the knife
Adele was first diagnosed with bowel cancer in October 2021 and documented her treatment on social media, which included colostomy surgery to remove a bowel tumour and having a stoma bag fitted
‘She’s MASSIVE – like the hulk. No amount of sweet talk, sugar or ice (all actual legit methods of helping) are working’.
‘This is the second time my stoma has prolapsed but it’s never been for this long. I’m so worried about her. I’m keeping everything crossed that we can get her back in and save her. I feel like she’s a whale that’s accidentally washed up on the beach. We need to get her back in the sea’
‘Once again the whole @nhs team and my wonderful stoma nurse Elaine has been NEXT LEVEL. She’s gone above and beyond. Just one more go at getting the Audster back in… or otherwise she’s at risk of surgery’.
She continued: ‘One of the options involves chopping her cheeky little head off – and starting again… and I doubt she wants that’
‘I’m gutted, I’m so worried about her. Shes struggling a lot. Praying for a speedy recovery… plus we’ve kinda got a ‘6 star world marathon challenge’ to do… and the next marathon is next week. PLEASE BEHAVE AUDREY!! Why are you doing this?!’.
‘Fingers crossed we can make it to Chicago… run, walk or crawl… we’ll give it our best shot – we’re so grateful to everyone who has supported or donated to us so far… and if it’s safe to do so… we’ll complete it…’
‘No matter how long it takes. I’m so inspired by so many of the incredible people in the running community and the charities I’m raising money for (@cr_uk & @attitudemag Foundation). In the words of the incredible bowel babe – ‘rebellious hope”‘
‘Thank you to everyone who’s been so kind and sending messages of support. You’re keeping up our spirits (Kate too) and getting us through’.
She revealed she’d been ice and sugar, which is said to work by drawing out fluid from the swollen stoma and helping to reduce the size
She had been spending days laying down in a bid to rectify the problem
Partner Kate Holderness (L) was on hand to shared her support
Writing: ‘Lean back, Spent the last few days horizontal. Somewhere between Sunday night and Monday morning, Audrey escaped from her bag… and she will not go back in’
It comes after Adele opened up about living with a stoma bag revealing she believes she has a ‘second chance at life’ after doctors operated on her colon cancer.
After being asked by Bryony on when she first had the coloscopy bag fitted, Adele, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2021, explained that it’s an ‘improved’ method on how she now uses the toilet.
She said: ‘So, my stoma is, I’ve been calling it a front bum recently, but it’s the way that I go to the toilet.
‘It’s the new improved way that I go to the toilet. So in 2021, I was diagnosed with bowel cancer. I had a really big tumour in my large colon. Luckily, the NHS could help me. I was treated and they removed that tumour.’
However, the radio presenter went on to explain that despite the surgery being successful, the incision had left a ‘massive gap’ near her colon, resulting in her small intestine being ‘poked out’ of her stomach to serve as a stoma.
She explained: ‘While it was healing, while they were fusing it back together, they gave me a little diversion, got my small intestine and poked it out the front of my stomach.
Adele added: ‘Lots of people have stomas, but my stoma is called an ileostomy because it’s formed from my small intestine, which now sits outside my body about two inches, if it’s behaving itself.
‘That’s where all the output of my food and drink now goes, rather than me going to the toilet.’
Bryony urged Adele to share why she had given her stoma a name, Audrey, and what inspired her to come up with the moniker.
It comes after Adele opened up about living with a stoma bag revealing she believes she has a ‘second chance at life’ after doctors operated on her colon cancer
She detailed her relief with having her cancer removed and how she now believes she’s been a ‘second chance at life.’
Adele explained that the fitting of her stoma happened ‘very quickly’ and was surprised to wake up after surgery with one attached.
She said: ‘They didn’t know how big the tumour was, so it was a little surprise. They said it could happen, but I wasn’t sure. So when I woke up from the surgery, looked under the covers and saw that I had a stoma…’
Bryony asked: ‘But did they do a bit, like a, like an unveiling? They didn’t say to you, oh, by the way, Adele, when you lift up your covers, you will see that you’ve got a stoma.’
Adele replied: ‘When I woke up, I was alone. And so first of all, I was like, thank God I’m alive. And I made it through surgery, pulled back my covers, saw that I had a stoma.’
The radio host detailed her relief with having her cancer removed and how she now believes she’s been a ‘second chance at life.’
She said: ‘When I was diagnosed, there was this really sort of like, strange second where I felt like I had no life, and then the doctor said he could help me and it felt like I got my life back, and it was a massive defining moment in my life.
What is a stoma?
A stoma is a surgically-created opening made on the abdomen, which is made to divert the flow of urine and faeces.
According to the NHS, this procedure may be needed if you cannot pass stools through your anus, which could be the result of an illness, injury or problem with your digestive system.
In the UK, it is estimated that one in 335 people have had the surgery.
The procedure can be part treatment for a number of illnesses, including cancer, diverticulitis, Crohn’s disease or any trauma to the abdomen.
The stoma will generally be ‘pink and most – like the inside of our mouths’. After the surgery, it will be swollen, but this will reduce in six to eight weeks.
There is no sensation to touching a stoma – as there are no nerves – but different people will have theirs in a different size or shape.
It is also possible to have a temporary stoma, which could later be reversed, if the diseased or damaged area in the bowel needs to heal over time.
A stoma is a surgically-created opening made on the abdomen, which is made to divert the flow of urine and faeces. Stock image used
TYPES OF STOMA
COLOSTOMY
This refers to an opening in the colon – the large intestine. During the operation, a part of the colon will be brought from inside the body through their abdomen. The output from this ‘often resembles a traditional stool’ and functions around one to three times a day.
ILEOSTOMY
For this procedure, the surgeon will bring a part of the small intestine – the ileum specifically – from inside the patient’s body and bring it through the abdomen, stitching it down to secure it. The output for an ileostomy is looser than that of a colostomy. An ileostomy bag – which enables drainage into the toilet between three to six times a day’ – is also worn.
UROSTOMY
A urostomy refers to an opening for a person’s urine specifically. For this, the surgeon will take a piece of someone’s small intestine and attach it to the ureters. This will ‘form a passageway for urine to pass through’. For this, one of the tube is brought out through the abdomen. A urostomy bag will also have a ‘bung or tap on the bottom to allow urine to be drained at regular intervals into the toilet’.
Source: Colostomy UK, NHS