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Crohn's Patient Robert Hill’s greatest achievement

...During the course of the disease he lost 80 pounds and his large intestine through an ostomy procedure.

He initiated the campaign No Guts - Know Glory, as he had a strong inclination for sports and other outdoor activities.

ConvaTec, who specializes in the manufacturing of ostomy and wound care products, sponsored this expedition.

It is his fifth quest to scale the tallest peaks on the seven continents.

He wants to send across to the world the message that people like him should not quit living their life.

Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting both the small and large intestines (bowel) and is otherwise called as the Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).

Statistics show that nearly 1.5 million Americans suffer from Crohn's disease and And about 750,000 Americans live with an ostomy because of IBD, colorectal cancer or other chronic bowel or bladder diseases.

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