Blog posts by Michelle Williams

"I’m not being paid to say this. I genuinely use and love the hell out of these Avenger style flange extenders”. Michelle’s worries of stoma bag leaks disappeared with the help of UltraFrame, the world’s thinnest flange extenders.

Michelle had long been a fan of Manuka honey before she discovered it was available in stoma pouches and support products from CliniMed. In this blog post she shares her experience with the antibacterial honey that has been used in medicine throughout history.

Michelle shares how certain foods affect her ileostomy and why she should always avoid nuts, but still struggles to say no to a nutty ice-cream!

Michelle had such a great time over the Christmas holiday, she didn’t even realise she’d caused another parastomal hernia. Read what happened and what she’s expecting from surgery.

The theme of World Ostomy Day 2018 is ‘speaking out changes lives’ which has inspired Michelle to take stock of the things that have helped her and the stoma community to feel more confident, more accepted, and less alone.

Applying for benefits to help support you whilst living with a chronic illness can be really stressful. Here, Michelle tells us a little bit about her experience with Personal Independence Payment.