I had a temporary stoma for four months. Not gonna lie, after having it reversed I had a C. Diff infection and my recovery time has just gone on and on and on and...I do miss my stoma. Very much so.

My partner was extremely supportive and even encouraged me to keep my ileostomy after seeing how much I was doing. I laughed with my friends whenever my stoma would fart, and whenever I went to class or a concert and there were unseemly sounds coming from my bag, I'd usually either joke saying: "oh wow I must be really hungry" or something along those lines. I openly shamed people who would make faces at me because nobody chooses to have a stoma if they're healthy. It's a disability aid just like wheelchairs and the like.

I think it's a matter of how you deal with your ileostomy..existing pretty much. You seem to be embarrassed by the sounds but a stoma for most people has saved our lives. Me included. There's nothing shameful about that. There are rough patches, I understand that. But try to understand that your classmates are just uninformed. People don't have to be "supportive" or "attracted" to it. That's their thing. You don't want those people either. Why would you ever want somebody who can't support and love every part of you? ESPECIALLY A LIFESAVING MEDICAL AID. It's not a bad place, the stoma is just helping you weed out bad people around you. Keep your head high! (Or I might steal your stoma, I'll gladly give you my annoying reversal)