After a bright red toilet after a visit to the toilet, Wichert first simply flushed: ‘There is a big taboo’ | Healthy

Wichert van Dijk (67) has had a stoma for almost fifty years. He has learned to live with it. In fact, the sack on his stomach gave him life. But still runs into prejudices. Today, on the day when his diagnosis is commemorated annually, Van Dijk tells his story. A conversation about his youth and his view on sex, love and death. “I was jealous of friends who could freely discover their sexuality.”

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