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Braving The Summer Music Festivals…With IBD
Despite her IBD, Sonikmummy (Michelle Williams) has become a regular festival-goer. In this blog, she shares her top tips for enjoying the summer festivals if you have a stoma…
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Digesting Hard Medications: Just Another Challenge Ostomates Must Put Up With?
Scott Smith had multiple experiences with hard tablet medications passing out of his stoma whole and undigested. He thought this was just something he had to put up with – until he found out about this...
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Alcohol And An Ileostomy – Things To Think About If You’re Drinking With A Stoma
Drinking alcohol when you have a stoma isn’t quite the same as before your stoma surgery. Michelle Williams explains why and some important things to think about…
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Getting By With A Little Help From My Friends: The Ostomy Community Online
As Scott Smith got used to having a stoma, the online ostomy community became a huge part of his return to normal everyday life. Read about his experience with online communities...
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Stoma Bag Ballooning - Michelle’s Tips For Coping
Ballooning is where your stoma bag blows up with wind or even blows off completely - read Michelle's tips for coping when this happens!
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To Declare Or Not To Declare, That Is The Ostomy Question…
Scott Smith does not travel much, but recently has had to travel around Europe for business. It was on a recent trip, whilst travelling through airport security, that he became aware of a very unique ostomy question...
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