I spent years having people tell me I should eat more fibre or try to not let myself get stressed out, etc. That stopped when the lower half of my digestive sys

I spent years having people tell me I should eat more fibre or try to not let myself get stressed out, etc. That stopped when the lower half of my digestive system was replaced with a very obvious ostomy appliance. Now, the visible reminder of my illness makes me different enough that they know there's no really shared experience and we talk about other things. That and my increasing resemblance to Quasimodo as my joints fuse and deform, of course. Anyway, just commiserating!