ElizabethStobbe 🥊✨💜

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@GetYourBellyOut 👋🏼

Can you please give us a wave if you see this post? Yep. That's it. That's the post. Muchos grasias! 🥰

@TommyTommytee18 😆😆

I use to run a dating agency for chickens. But I had to give it up, I just couldn’t mate hens meet!

@simonsquibb @naval Cute son and yes your book is more useful 💥💯💙

@naval My book is more useful ❤️😝

The only book an entrepreneur needs.

@bottomlineibd Wishing you well , sorry you are in a flare ..💜 it’s the battle of these bowels / gut that are soo challenging … my fight every day .. I hope the scopy shows what’s happening for you 🙏🏽💜

I'm having a really awful time with my gut lately. This all began a few weeks ago after I started amlopidine for high BP. It feels like it has thrown everything out of kilter and maybe triggered an #IBD flare. I have a colonoscopy at the end of April, so will see.

@unkonfined Gorgeous 😁

I promised someone I would smile in my next selfie.

What’s one place you’ve been that felt like home even though it wasn’t?

@simonsquibb 💥👍🏼you can do anything!

School would love to take credit for my son learning to walk. Conclusion; you can do anything! You should try everything! And there will be a right time - when you need it not just want it often is the right time.

Anyone can be an entrepreneur! My son learnt to ride a bike today! He is 8 years old and many told me he is behind. Or worse when he was younger said “he doesn’t have the balancing skills needed to ride a bike, it’s not his thing” Clearly they were wrong. I hear it all the time, “I cannot be an entrepreneur” or “it’s not my skill set” and often this internal messaging has come from someone else telling you this when you are younger. He had the ability and it was all it just about timing…

@simonsquibb Timing is everything 💪🏼👏🏼👏🏼well done to your son 🎉💙

He needed not just wanted it. Today I said let’s go on a bike ride and we commited to it. Guess what he was ready. He jumped on the bike and rode. No lessons no nothing. It was just his time. This is what we must learn to learn when teaching things. It’s all about timing. We don’t learn to walk. We walk when we are meant to…

@IAmSteveHarvey Me , Myself and I 💪🏽🙏🏽and Jehovah 🧡

Who is one person you have that is always in your corner?

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My #GetYourBellyOut story: Christian I was diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in my early thirties. On returning from a holiday unwell, I was admitted to hospital with gastroenteritis. On further investigation, it was found that the gastroenteritis had also triggered an underlying diagnosis of Ulcerative Colitis. My condition remained relatively stable for the first few years after diagnosis. As time progressed, I gradually began to experience more frequent, more severe and prolonged flare-ups, despite different medications and courses of steroids. There was a significant impact on my quality of life. Eventually, I was no longer able to continue working as a Ward Manager in the NHS. One severe flare-up led to seven weeks in hospital - I was unresponsive to every treatment. Surgery became the only option. I had a subtotal colectomy and a permanent ileostomy formed. While a stoma wasn’t something I ever thought I’d "want," I now feel it has given me my life back. I’m no longer fearful of leaving the house or housebound, I’m off all medication, and I’m well. After recovering from surgery, I was motivated to join a gym and hike. I feel fitter, healthier, and more confident than I have done in years. I was also able to complete a Return to Nursing course, and I’m about to start working again. The transformation in my life since surgery has been huge. I wouldn’t be where I am today - working, fit, and enjoying life to the full, without it. Getting a stoma in my 50s wasn’t part of the plan, but I now believe it’s helped me discover a new chapter - one that proves at any age, you can embrace change and even find life is better because of it. The photo on the right was immediately after surgery in December 2023, the photo on the left is a March 2025, after recovering and being at the gym for 7 months. ____ *Details listed above may have changed since the story was first shared with #GetYourBellyOut to help raise awareness. Please leave a 💜 in the comments as a sign of your support for the brave individuals who share their experiences to make us all feel less alone in our journey with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. We have bold plans to grow GetYourBellyOut, so we can provide even greater support services, projects and ensure the patient voice is heard! If you’re in a position to help, please make a contribution, whether large or small, we would be most grateful! Details are listed on our website of how you can help 🥰

I've suffered with Crohn's Disease since I was 9 years old and had major surgery in 2012, leading to cardiac arrest and the removal of most of my small bowel; 1m left. I was on TPN for a year and had an ileostomy, and then had it reversed. I've never had the confidence to post something like this, so I'm just going to go for it! I have managed to get to above 9 stone by going to the gym regularly and getting exercise whenever I can, and finally, I'm feeling great!' ____ *Details listed above may have changed since the story was first shared with #GetYourBellyOut to help raise awareness. We're delighted to see Daniel has decided to share his as a means of inspiring others on their journey with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Keep sending in your snaps, we'll share as many as we can! Please leave a 💜 in the comments as a sign of your support for the brave individuals who share their experiences to make us all feel less alone in our journey with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Invisible illnesses #IBD

@simonsquibb @PuffinBooks Love that 👆🏼Well done Simon #whatsyourdream #children #inspiring 👏🏼👏🏼💙

What’s your kid’s dream? These awesome junior book experts were invited to Penguin HQ to help me pack up 100 copies of What's Your Dream: The Workbook for 100 schools taking part in @PuffinBooks and National Literacy Trust’s World of Stories - so even more kids can have the "best day ever"!" What's your dream the workbook - now available! Here’s the link to get it - amzn.to/465jTOz

@GetYourBellyOut 💜💜

My #GetYourBellyOut story: Oliver I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease following a colonoscopy back in 2022. I had been getting blood in my stool, and naturally, the first thing I thought of was bowel cancer. I didn't really know much about Crohn's Disease, and the diagnosis took me by surprise, as nobody in my family has this. I had two years of unsuccessful treatments on various biologics, including tablets and injections, alongside diet changes to try and manage my diarrhoea symptoms, which were constant. I was on a high dosage of steroids throughout this time, which gave me a load of skin problems and also caused me to get shingles. I was going to the toilet about 15 times a day, most days, for these 2 years and couldn't leave my house for long periods of time, which was awful as I love the outdoors, so it really isolated me! My colonoscopy in late 2023 revealed that the situation had gotten worse since my diagnosis. I had polyps throughout my colon, and biopsies revealed that these contained pre-cancerous cells, so my chance of developing bowel cancer was very likely. March 2024, at the age of 29, I had my keyhole ileostomy surgery and had my entire large bowel removed and a permanent stoma formed. Unfortunately, this didn't go to plan, and a week after my initial surgery, I required an emergency surgery as my remaining small bowel had become twisted and I could not digest any food. I ended up with the open surgery, leaving me with a scar down my abdomen. It's been a rocky journey, to be honest, and I'm still getting used to it mentally, but physically, I feel a lot better than I did, and so I would love to be featured on one of your posts! _____ We always encourage readers to leave a 💜 in the comments as a sign of your support for the brave individuals who share their experiences to make us all feel less alone in our journey with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and be sure to 'like/' or 'follow' GetYourBellyOut for more inspiring content! We have bold plans to grow GetYourBellyOut, so we can provide even greater support services, projects and ensure the patient voice is heard! If you’re in a position to help, please make a contribution, whether large or small, we would be most grateful! Details are listed on our website of how you can help 🥰

@simonsquibb Happy 23year Anniversary Simon & Helen 🙏🏽🎉🎊🎉💙

I didn’t ask my wife to marry me. She asked me. And I said yes before she finished the sentence. 23 years later, I still feel like she’s out of my league. In a world where people swipe left and right, we’ve been together 23 years. And just like building a business, it hasn’t been perfect. But it’s been worth it. When people talk about my success, 19 companies built, 81 investments, selling to PwC, they talk about me. But the truth is, none of it happened without Helen…

@TommyTommytee18 😆😆💙

I’m at the hospital. I’ve just been diagnosed with Peekaboo Virus. They are transferring me to ICU

💯% agree 👍🏼

Often, people with Crohn's Disease /Ulcerative Colitis / Microscopic Colitis / Inflammatory Bowel Disease don't 'look sick' but that doesn't mean they aren't facing a challenging time behind closed doors! Leave a 💜 if you agree.

So true 💜

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