{"id":311592,"date":"2026-01-22T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/recovering-ketamine-addict-told-hell-need-bladder-removed-in-major-surgery\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T12:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:00:14","slug":"recovering-ketamine-addict-told-hell-need-bladder-removed-in-major-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/recovering-ketamine-addict-told-hell-need-bladder-removed-in-major-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Recovering ketamine addict told he&#8217;ll need bladder removed in &#8216;major surgery&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/xUXKAuvFhgA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Recovering ketamine addict told he'll need bladder removed in 'major surgery'\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xUXKAuvFhgA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Oliver Westall, 25, had to wear incontinence pads before having a stoma bag fitted, following an eight-year addiction to ketamine.<\/p>\n<p>Habitual users of the drug are at risk of developing ketamine bladder syndrome, a severe, often debilitating, inflammatory condition of the urinary tract caused by chronic or recreational ketamine use. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oliver Westall, 25, had to wear incontinence pads before having a stoma bag fitted, following an eight-year addiction to ketamine. 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