Posts categorised under Diet and Nutrition

Nathan has had his stoma for a long time now and is happy to say he enjoys all the foods he wants to, but immediately after surgery he was given some dietary information that made him fear foods. In this blog, he discusses how that shouldn’t be the case.

Aleesha has lots of well-meaning friends and family around her, but some of their suggestions during her battle with ulcerative colitis were quite frustrating. Homemade remedies were never going to ‘cure’ her disease. Read on to learn about her experience.

Stephie’s ileostomy has given her the freedom to enjoy food again, but she still has to watch out for certain things like onions and potatoes! Read on for more from Stephie including a few things to consider as an ostomate at meal times.

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!

Nathan takes a moment to reflect on his relationship with food and how his initial anxiety about a stoma blockage - due to a badly written leaflet - caused him to lose a lot of weight during his first few years with an ileostomy.

Can you digest olives with a stoma? Rachael shares her experience of a stoma blockage caused by her a biggest food love: olives. Read on to see what happened when Rachael ignored what turned out to be some very important advice.