Posts categorised under Mental Health

Jen has spent a lot of time in hospital because of complications with her stoma, here she shares her top tips for minimising stress whilst staying in hospital.

Stephie has taken up running this year to support a close friend raising funds for their local hospital. Find out why, and read more about Stephie’s running with a stoma journey in this blog.

Aleesha was just 18 when she had emergency surgery to form her ileostomy. Although she will be forever grateful for how it saved her life, here she shares a little about the shock of visiting her consultant for Ulcerative Colitis then waking up from surgery with a stoma.

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.

With Father’s Day taking place in June, Nick considers how chronic illness has affected his role as a dad, and what an achievement parenting when ill actually is.

Nathan has taken time this month to share his experiences with mental health issues and how he fought to find happiness after his stoma surgery.