Gemma Harris

Keep calm: how to manage stress when living with an ostomy

Feeling anxious after stoma surgery or stressed about ostomy issues? Gemma Harris talks to experts, who reveal what you can do to relieve these worries

Eating plant-based: how to follow a vegan or vegetarian diet with a stoma

Gemma Harris speaks to colorectal dietitian Sophie Medlin about how vegan and vegetarian ostomates can avoid deficiencies, optimise stoma function and confidently follow a healthy diet

Sound asleep sleeping well with a stoma

Gemma Harris addresses concerns about sleeping and provides tips for getting a good night’s rest when living with a stoma.

Stretching beyond limits: yoga with a stoma

Gemma Harris reveals how yoga can benefit ostomates both physically and mentally and strengthen self-belief following surgery