Five reasons I love my ostomy
- Friday, September 17, 2021
Jeanne Dagna recounts a life-saving operation and explains why she is so grateful to have a permanent stoma
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
Stretching beyond limits: yoga with a stoma
- Friday, September 17, 2021
Gemma Harris reveals how yoga can benefit ostomates both physically and mentally and strengthen self-belief following surgery
What to expect from pregnancy with a stoma
- Friday, September 17, 2021
Alannah-Jayne Simpson shares what she has learned from her experience of being pregnant while liv-ing with an ostomy and Crohn’s disease
Bold, beautiful and making moves
- Thursday, April 15, 2021
Jearlean Taylor draws on her career as a model and motivational speaker to help women radiate confidence and make a difference
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
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