Sport with a stoma (part 3): from colitis to camogie
- Friday, September 17, 2021
Aneica Duffy explains what it takes to play a highly physical endurance contact sport with an ileostomy
Ostomy Essentials
Guides on how to manage a stoma and take care of problems, written by qualified health professionals
Sport with a stoma (part 2): a passion for living
- Friday, September 17, 2021
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
Conor Hamilton highlights how to overcome barriers to taking up sport after stoma surgery and where to find advice
Stoma reversal and bowel function
- Friday, September 17, 2021
Jennie Burch explains how to manage changes in bowel function following reversal of a temporary stoma
Surgery school: operation preparation
- Thursday, April 15, 2021
Specialist nurse Catherine Jones shares her experience of running a Surgery School for people undergoing an operation to form a stoma
Maintaining healthy peristomal skin
- Thursday, April 15, 2021
Sue Pridham explains how to avoid, spot and resolve any problems affecting the skin around your stoma
Bowel cancer: how we catch it, how we cure it
- Thursday, April 15, 2021
Janaína Maria Felix explains how nurses and doctors are able to detect and treat colorectal cancers
Preventing and solving peristomal skin problems
- Thursday, October 1, 2020
Sinéad Kelly O’Flynn explains how to look after the skin around your stoma and what do if it becomes red, bumpy, itchy or sore
Smart accessory use to save on stoma spend
- Thursday, October 1, 2020
Andrew Bird explains how ostomates can help the healthcare system save on stoma care prescription costs without compromising on the quality of care
Healthy eating with a stoma: a guide to food, diet and nutrition
- Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Renata Batas reveals how a balanced diet can keep you healthy and hydrated and a few small changes to what you eat can keep your stoma under control
Taking care of the skin around your stoma
- Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Lisa Hall provides a guide to looking after peristomal skin, keeping it clean and knowing when to seek advice on solving problems and using the right accessories
Surviving bowel cancer: so you’ve got a stoma
- Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Jennie Burch covers what you need to know if you have an ostomy formed as part of surgery for colorectal cancer
Troubleshooting peristomal skin
- Friday, September 13, 2019
Jennie Burch explains how best to protect the skin around your stoma and how you can resolve any issues that are causing you discomfort
Keeping faith: stoma care for Hindus and Sikhs
- Thursday, September 12, 2019
Lisa Hall helps ostomates from the world’s major religions factor their culture, beliefs and values into life with a stoma
Using convex stoma pouches
- Thursday, September 12, 2019
Jennie Burch discusses the what, why, when and how of convex ostomy appliances