Surviving lockdown with the #IBDWarriorPrincess
- Thursday, October 1, 2020
Amy R recalls what she learned living through the coronavirus lockdown with an ileostomy, and how she dealt with the challenges of mental health and stoma care
Pouch Life
How to make sure an ostomy isn’t a barrier to living the life you want, from people with a stoma of their own
Good friends, good fishing: outdoors and active with a stoma
- Thursday, October 1, 2020
Frank Prokop recalls how friendship and a love of fishing helped him through cancer treatment and gave him an active, outdoors life with a permanent colostomy
Back on my bike: cycling with a stoma
- Thursday, October 1, 2020
Matt Tooke cycles through what it takes to enjoy sport, exercise and the great outdoors when you have an ostomy
Sex after surgery: getting intimate when you have an ostomy
- Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Shelley Lawes discusses the role of open communication and body confidence in fulfilling sexual relationships for people with a stoma
Ostomy online: loving yourself
- Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford reports from the online stoma community on the value of self-care for achieving self-confidence
My stoma-friendly wedding
- Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Gemma Evans describes how she made her marriage ceremony inclusive for people with an ostomy or inflammatory bowel disease
Prescription problems: NHS formularies and their effect on ostomates
- Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Nathan Wheeler shares how NHS cost-saving restrictions affected his stoma care prescription and how he makes sure he gets all the stoma products he needs
Splashing out: swimming with a stoma
- Thursday, September 12, 2019
Alannah-Jayne Simpson recounts her experience of getting back into the pool after ostomy surgery
Parenting with an ostomy
- Thursday, September 12, 2019
Luciana Podschun recalls the highs and lows of raising two sons while living with inflammatory bowel disease and an ostomy
Crossing continents: travelling the world with a stoma
- Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Crohn’s disease and a stoma needn't get in the way of globe-hopping family adventures, according to Luciana Podschun
Showing your stoma: why it’s time to stop hiding
- Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Jessica Grossman recalls how she learned to stop worrying about having her pouch on show
Back in the driver’s seat: returning to work after surgery
- Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Keith Thomas recalls how his stoma has allowed him to do the job he loves
Running free: sport with a stoma
- Sunday, September 30, 2018
Rachel Carey recounts how she took up trail running after stoma surgery and offers her advice for running off road with a ileostomy
Rocking 2 stomas: double trouble
- Sunday, September 30, 2018
Rachel Jury answers questions about life with both a urostomy and an ileostomy
Stag with a stoma
- Saturday, March 31, 2018
An ostomy need not get in the way of a wild weekend away, as Richard Harris shows from his considerable stag-do experience