Professor Green has shared an emotional health update after finally undergoing life-changing surgery for an illness that had driven him crazy for decades.
The rapper, whose real name is Stephen Manderson, told his 878,000 followers on Instagram on Thursday that he was born with pyloric stenosis.
The condition affects babies between birth and six months, when the passage between the stomach and small intestine becomes narrower.
It is very rare in adults and can develop due to an assignable cause.
The musician revealed that his recurring dysbiosis – imbalanced bacteria that irritate the stomach – had made the condition worse.
Professor Green has shared an update on his emotional health after finally receiving a diagnosis of an illness that had driven him crazy for decades
Stephen (pictured as a boy) revealed he was born with pyloric stenosis, a condition where the passage between the stomach and small intestine becomes narrower
Having suffered from chronic digestive problems since birth, he was just a newborn when he had his first stomach surgery for pyloric stenosis.
Still, the “Read All About It” hitmaker said in the clip that following his recent surgery, it was the first time in a long time that he didn't feel “crazy” while battling the pain.
The father-of-one explained that he underwent unsuccessful surgery when he was just six weeks old, which left him enduring “a life of shit.”
In his heartbreaking update, he became emotional after revealing that he had been told his entire life that everything was his fault.
“I was told it was my fault and that it was my diet, but everything I could do to fix it turned out it was obviously none of those things.” The problem is serious. '
The talent, who is looking forward to living his life without constant dull pain in his stomach, has now undergone keyhole surgery and is on the mend.
He captioned his update with the following words: “There are moments when you realize that everything up to this point, both good and bad, has led to this (yes, all moments, but I'm not just stating the obvious – you are not always aware and you don't always think). ).
“This is one of those moments. It's not just about the direct misery as a result of physical ailments, it's about all the extra crap I've suffered because of these intestinal problems, the secondary things, I suppose – not the physical pain directly attributed to the problem, but the suffering Because of the disabling nature of this chronic health problem and all the mental anguish that came with letting people down, I sometimes wondered if what I was feeling was even real.
The rapper, whose real name is Stephen Manderson, told his 878,000 followers on Instagram on Thursday that he was born with pyloric stenosis (pictured November 2023).
What is pyloric stenosis?
Pyloric stenosis is a condition in which the passage (pylorus) between the stomach and small intestine (duodenum) becomes narrower.
The pyloric passage is made up of muscles that appear to become thicker than usual and close the interior of the passage. This prevents milk or food from entering the intestines and being digested there.
Symptoms:
In most cases, a baby with pyloric stenosis begins to produce small amounts of milk after breastfeeding. Over the course of a few days, this gets worse until the baby can no longer hold down milk. This vomiting can become so severe that milk is thrown several feet from the baby's mouth. This is called projectile vomiting.
Because the milk is in the stomach acid, it can curdle and turn yellow in color. This also reduces the amount of feces excreted because little or no food enters the intestines.
If the condition is not treated, the baby becomes dehydrated and does not gain weight. Signs of dehydration include lethargy, wet diapers less often than normal, and a sunken soft spot (fontanel) on the top of the head.
Treatment:
Pyloric stenosis is usually treated in an operation under general anesthesia that lasts about 30 minutes. The operation is called a pyloromyotomy. Most are performed using keyhole (laparoscopic) surgery, although open surgery is occasionally recommended.
The effects of pyloric stenosis, such as: Conditions such as dehydration due to vomiting can become serious quite quickly in children, so there is no alternative to surgery.
Source: NHS
He continued: “If I were anyone else in my life, I would have struggled to understand it too. I don't feel like calling everyone and saying 'I told you I'm not feeling well', this was never about proving anything and it would be strange to be happy about that.
“All I ever wanted was to understand it, sort it out and feel good for the long term, but after not having a clear diagnosis for 39 out of 40 years I've found it really hard to get my head around, that's what makes things undoubted easier.”
“I've really tried everything I could in terms of diet and routine over the last decade, but always without success – I even foolishly went vegan for two years.”
“I feel more comfortable talking about how I was sick at every meal for 26 days in a row last year during a bout I went through, and that this has happened on and off over the past few years since I don't have one now “I’m more worried about not getting booked.” more for work.
“Recurrent dysbiosis caused by slowed motility, gastric accommodation disorder that was exacerbated or actually caused by the dysbiosis, gastroparesis after hiatal hernia surgery in 2017, and pyloric stenosis, which I was born with but caused by all the things that ultimately caused it (vomiting), aggravated.” etc.).
“I’m really optimistic that this is the beginning of the end.”
“Health is everything, I am still very grateful that my suffering led me to founding @aguulp and all the people we have helped with their gut health so far.”
“Excited for the future.” Thank you for exposing me to all my stops and starts. This time when I hit go, it's finally off. I love you
Stephen explained that his passage between his stomach and small intestine was about one-sixth the size of an average human's passage.
He had keyhole surgery and seemed very happy that the procedure had an incredibly high success rate.
The star revealed that his hospital wanted to give him a gastric bypass before he found his current doctor, which he said wouldn't have solved the problem.
He said the illness had affected his entire life and that he even had problems at school and was told it was just a “stomach ache”.
Stephen grinned and seemed delighted at the thought of spending the rest of his life without discomfort and finally getting rid of his “lump in his stomach.”
Understanding the importance of recovery, he said he will take his healing journey very seriously and will follow a four-week liquid diet.
Next on his healing journey is a fecal transplant in February.
The “Read All About It” hitmaker said in the clip that it was the first time in a long time that he didn't feel “crazy” after his diagnosis