This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government
Rejected petition Diverticular disease is a disability
Many of us on a Facebook page have formed a group to help each other with this disease. Many of us suffer pain on a daily basis, have frequent hospital admissions and find it very difficult to hold down a job due to this, most resulting in disciplinary meetings, warnings and the sack.
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Socialising and doing most every day things a healthy person takes for granted is a no no most of the time. If we do manage to get out we constantly worry about where the nearest WC is as you can be in desperate need at any given moment. Some of us have had bowel ruptures requiring emergency surgery and ICU admissions, fistulas where the Bowles connect to another organ that requires surgery. Myself I have caught a superbug that is antibiotics resistant as a result of many hospital admissions.
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Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
We're sorry to hear about the difficulties you're facing, but unfortunately we're not able to accept your petition, as petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Laws and policies, including the Equality Act, don't list specific conditions and define them as disabilities. In most cases, it’s the impact that a health condition has on the person’s life that qualifies them for support or protection under the law.
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