Posts categorised under Tips and Advice

Avid traveller, Jane Bland, provides a few tips on travelling with a stoma, and tells us about her most memorable airport experience

Stephie Simpson discusses her preferences for showering with and without her stoma pouch, and tells us what led her to prefer going without.

After 9 years with a stoma, Sonikmummy recently realised that she has been emptying her stoma bag incorrectly. How do you empty yours?

Since her stoma surgery Jen has been struggling with weight gain. This is her journey into weight loss and top advice for adopting a healthier lifestyle when you have a stoma to consider too

In this blog, Jane explains how getting a dog after stoma surgery has helped her to live a fuller life and ‘calmed’ her emotionally. She has also discovered some extra perks that having a dog can offer if you have a stoma

Did you think you only need to worry about hydration in hot weather? You’re not alone, but Stephie debunks the myth in her blog with tips for ostomate hydration in cold weather