StomaTips Editor, Tom Allaway, sits down with Petrina Barber to discuss her work starting the Beyond the Stoma movement and her life as an ostomate
Amy Larry recalls her experiences living with an ostomy bag and the importance of trusting your instincts when managing your health
Luciana Podschun introduces the StomaTips summer issue, discussing how ostomates can follow safe healthy eating habits
Abigail Marie offers advice on eating and cooking with IBD
Joseph Greenly champions the importance of using your own experiences to take ownership of your stoma
Laura MacKenzie gives advice about travelling on a long-haul flight as an ostomate
Keith Thomas takes part in an interview about his life with a stoma and offers advice to other ostomates
Alannah Simpson recalls the last stage of her pregnancy and experience of giving birth, with advice for other new mothers.
Clare Mee offers her insight into what to expect when going into hospital for stoma-forming surgery.
Alannah-Jayne Simpson shares what she has learned from her experience of being pregnant while liv-ing with an ostomy and Crohn’s disease
Gemma Harris reveals how yoga can benefit ostomates both physically and mentally and strengthen self-belief following surgery
Jeanne Dagna recounts a life-saving operation and explains why she is so grateful to have a permanent stoma