Letting go of things
- Thursday, September 8, 2022
- Gut Together
Luciana Podschun describes her summer during the heatwave and how she has found a new place to live.
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Race to parliament for people with a stoma
- Thursday, September 8, 2022
- Gut Together
Shabnam Ali reports on the ‘Stomas in Parliament’ relay race to raise awareness of ostomy issues among UK MPs
My journey with Crohn’s disease, as a nurse and a patient
- Thursday, September 8, 2022
- Stoma Stories
Beth Fenwick recalls how 20 years of living with inflammatory bowel disease led to stoma surgery and a career in specialist nursing
Back on the court: hosting international basketball with a stoma
- Thursday, September 8, 2022
- Gut Together
Eric Douglin tells how he bounced back from emergency bowel resection to host the World Club Basketball Tournament
Unspoken rosebud my ileostomy journey
- Wednesday, May 25, 2022
- Gut Together
Helinka Carr describes how stoma surgery encouraged her to put her sewing skills into launching an ostomy-friendly fashion brand.
How I reconquered life as a police officer, mother and sometime dancer
- Tuesday, May 24, 2022
- Stoma Stories
Juliana Simões recalls how stoma surgery helped her overcome Crohn’s disease and return to an active, happy life with her profession, friends and family.
How stoma surgery freed me from my terrible teens with Crohn’s disease
- Tuesday, May 24, 2022
- Stoma Stories
Surakhsha Soond recalls her struggles to live with Crohn’s disease as a young teenager and her eventual decision to undergo radical stoma-forming surgery.
Stoma surgery what to expect
- Tuesday, May 24, 2022
- Pouch Life
Clare Mee offers her insight into what to expect when going into hospital for stoma-forming surgery.
Giving birth with a stoma
- Tuesday, May 24, 2022
- Pouch Life
Alannah Simpson recalls the last stage of her pregnancy and experience of giving birth, with advice for other new mothers.
In search of lost time
- Tuesday, May 24, 2022
- Gut Together
Luciana describes life after COVID-19, travelling to visit her family in Brazil and the importance of making memories with our loved ones.
Caring for babies and children with a stoma
- Tuesday, May 24, 2022
- Ostomy Essentials
Erica Thomas speaks with StomaTips about her work as a paediatric surgical advanced nurse practitioner and supporting children through stoma surgery
Sound asleep sleeping well with a stoma
- Tuesday, May 24, 2022
- Ostomy Essentials
Gemma Harris addresses concerns about sleeping and provides tips for getting a good night’s rest when living with a stoma.
Sport with a stoma (part 3): from colitis to camogie
- Friday, September 17, 2021
- Ostomy Essentials
Aneica Duffy explains what it takes to play a highly physical endurance contact sport with an ileostomy
Sport with a stoma (part 2): a passion for living
- Friday, September 17, 2021
- Ostomy Essentials
Caroline Bramwell describes how she took up competitive swimming, cycling and running after ileostomy surgery for ulcerative colitis
Sport with a stoma (part 1): safe, strong and active
- Friday, September 17, 2021
- Ostomy Essentials
Conor Hamilton highlights how to overcome barriers to taking up sport after stoma surgery and where to find advice