Pictured, Jessica in hospitalPictured, Jessica feeling body confident in a bikini on stage. Right, in a campaign to raise awareness of invisible illnessesDespite suffering with IDB and still getting used to her stoma, Jessica was still able to go ahead with her wedding. At the same time her bowel condition, which was unaware of at the time, flared up so much she was unable to leave the house without having accidents, which she calls 'poocidents'. When she was eventually admitted to hospital in July 2017, she was diagnosed with acute ulcerative colitis. A type of inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis is a long-term condition which causes the colon and rectum to become inflammed.

Source: Daily Mail September 13, 2020 08:01 UTC