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

Back in the driver’s seat: returning to work after surgery

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