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

Splashing out: swimming with a stoma

Alannah-Jayne Simpson recounts her experience of getting back into the pool after ostomy surgery

Luciana Podschun recalls the highs and lows of raising two sons while living with inflammatory bowel disease and an ostomy

Crohn’s disease and a stoma needn't get in the way of globe-hopping family adventures, according to Luciana Podschun

Jessica Grossman recalls how she learned to stop worrying about having her pouch on show

Keith Thomas recalls how his stoma has allowed him to do the job he loves

Rachel Carey recounts how she took up trail running after stoma surgery and offers her advice for running off road with a ileostomy

Rachel Jury answers questions about life with both a urostomy and an ileostomy

An ostomy need not get in the way of a wild weekend away, as Richard Harris shows from his considerable stag-do experience

Eric Polsinelli lets us know his three steps for introducing healthy, high-fibre foods into your diet without causing problems for your stoma

Storing stoma supplies: Natalie Toper explains the ins and outs of her simple system for keeping them in order