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Smash Social Exclusion: Stoma Awareness Day

The 7th of October is Stoma Awareness Day – a day dedicated to highlighting the challenges faced by thousands living with a stoma in the UK. This year’s theme is “Smash Social Exclusion,” bringing attention to the societal barriers and

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Hidden Disabilities: Emotional Support Animals

What is an Emotional Support Animal? An emotional support animal (ESA) is any animal that can benefit its owner by offering support and companionship to help them navigate life with any type of disability, particularly hidden disabilities, such as a

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Amazing Adele! Running with a stoma

Huge congratulations to Adele Roberts, the fastest woman with an ileostomy to complete the London Marathon, with an incredible time of 3 hours, 30 minutes and 22 seconds. This achievement is even more impressive, given that she only finished having

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Bowel Cancer Awareness Month: Removing the Stigma

April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, and unfortunately, as many ostomates know, the disease can have life-changing effects if not caught early.  One of the most common cancers in the UK, Bowel Cancer can be hard to detect in the

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Why Do We Need Sleep?

Sleep is a vital part of our daily routine, just as important as breathing, eating, and drinking. We spend roughly one-third of our lives sleeping, and it plays a crucial role in our physical and mental health.  It’s World Sleep

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Preparing for Pregnancy with a Stoma

Pregnancy is an exciting time, but it can also be overwhelming, especially if you have a stoma. In this guide, we’ll provide some tips and advice to help you prepare for this amazing journey. First and foremost, we want to

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Living with Hidden Disabilities

    Are we becoming a more open and inclusive society? We’d like to think so. There’s quite a bit of evidence to show that we are more mindful of those who are different, whether they have a physical disability,

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Summertime and the swimming is easy

  The summer holidays are finally here and with temperatures climbing, there’s nothing to beat a nice cool dip. Our most recent survey found that one of the most popular forms of exercise with a stoma is Swimming. The physical

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84% Of Stoma Patients Find This Exercise The Best

As we all know, exercise is so important – not just for our physical health, but for our mental wellbeing and general happiness as well. The good news is that exercise doesn’t necessarily mean going for a run, playing football

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Fowler's Syndrome

Change is needed – a post for Fowler’s February

To wrap up Fowler’s February, health campaigner and blogger (B is for Bladder) Aoife Madden, who also lives with Fowler’s Syndrome writes how change is needed when is comes to aftercare for those living with catheters and urostomies. It feels

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pancake day

It’s Pancake Day! (Hopefully only the good kind)

Today is pancake day, where for the general population this will only mean you devouring your body weight in yummy pancakes filled with your favourite sweet treats but if you’re an ostomate then the word pancake may fill you with

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Respond Healthcare

Respond – Q&A with Eiry Halpin

“All the staff are wonderful to me, I can’t say enough about you!’’ We recently had a wonderful conversation with one of our lovely customers Eiry Halpin from Llanelli , and had an opportunity to ask her openly and honestly

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Respond Healthcare

Respond – Q&A Time with Alannah-Jayne Simpson

How long have you had your stoma?  It was 3 years on the 2nd June.  What type of stoma do you have? I have an ileostomy.  How did you come to having a stoma? Through Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis,

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Fowler's Syndrome

#FowlersFebruary

What is Fowler’s Syndrome? This February, we want to help raise awareness of a little known debilitating chronic condition called Fowler’s Syndrome. Fowler’s Syndrome tends to affect women in their 20s and 30s and results in the failure to empty

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National Sickie Day

National Sickie Day – 1st Feb

Are we pulling less ‘sickies’ during the national lockdown? ‘National Sickie Day’ was created around 7 years ago and is normally the first Monday in February. It is traditionally the day where the highest number of people call into the

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Veganuary

Veganuary – Can you be a vegan with a stoma?

After the indulges of Christmas, many of us look to a healthier lifestyle to kickstart the new year. Veganuary, which was started in 2014 by Jane Land and her husband Matthew Glover and aims to educate and promote veganism by

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Blue Monday

It doesn’t have to be ‘Blue Monday’

Today (18/1) is said to be ‘Blue Monday, which is officially the most depressing day of the year. The third Monday in January was allegedly given this illustrious title after back in 1995, Cliff Arnall came up with the mathematical

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Crohns and Colitis

Crohn’s and Colitis Week Roundup

We’re coming to the end of Crohn’s and Colitis Week (1-7 December) so we thought we would share some stories of those who live with these chronic illnesses.  Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis are two forms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease,

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World Toilet Day

World Toilet Day

HOW TO KEEP SAFE IN PUBLIC BATHROOMS DURING LOCKDOWN Today (19/11) is World Toilet Day, which aims to raise awareness of the plight that 4.2 billion in the world are living without safe access to sanitation. Having clean and safe

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My Stoma Has Made My Life Better

Keith Thomas, 59 from Llanelli had surgery to remove his bowel and create an ileostomy after years of suffering with ulcerative colitis. Keith is passionate about raising awareness of how you can have a happy and fulfilling life with a

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What Is Healthcare Delivery Reviews?

Can you ever truly know something until you’ve tried it out? When you were a child, how many foods that your parents offered you did you turn your nose up to, only to find that they were actually great? How

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Stoma bag

What Type of Stoma Products Are Available?

Having stoma surgery can be an overwhelming and confusing time. Many people leave the hospital feeling a little underprepared and with just a few stoma bags so this post is to help you find out what stoma products are available

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