Refresh 3 in 1 by Respond Healthcare – a refreshing, innovative stoma product

Hello my lovelies!  I’m Amy & I’m 29, from the UK.  A little about me - I’ve had Crohn’s Disease since aged 7 but symptoms from as young as I can remember and because of this, I had a permanent ileostomy formed in 2011.  I was so pleased when Respond contacted me and asked me …

Head over to Instagram to stay updated…

Happy Sunday guys! It's been a while since I posted on here as I have been extremely busy, even in lockdown. You can keep up to date with me on my stoma journey over on Instagram. I also blog for Comfizz, where I post usually every 3 weeks, on many topics to do with Inflammatory …

Stoma surgery video series: Then Vs Now – How do we face our fears?

Wouldn't it be great if we could go back & talk to ourselves before our surgery? Myself & the lovely Beth felt very touched and saddened by the latest news in the stoma world regarding a patient who needed a permanent stoma bag to live being given the right to die. So much so, we felt …

Covid-19: Stoma life in a pandemic

Good morning readers & welcome to April, as crazy & strange as it has been already! Today, I am sharing a post that I have written for Comfizz on their blog. To explore Comfizz blog, please visit here. I wanted to share it on here also, as I feel it could benefit a lot of …

2020 vision

Hello readers! Even though we are already on the 12th January, I still would like to wish you all a Happy New Year. I hope this year brings you better health if you're poorly, good things & happiness. I hope it brings you strength, courage & the ability to exercise being more gentle on yourself & …

What can I eat with a stoma?

On this post I am collaborating with the lovely Natalie (The Spoonie Mummy ) on how our diets vary. We both have stomas, and here is a little bio Natalie wrote herself to allow you to get to know her a little more: Hi, I am Natalie AKA The Spoonie Mummy.  I am 33 and …

How do you stop a stoma from making noise?

Anxiety surrounding stoma noise is the biggest thing I struggle with having a stoma, arguably probably more than when I struggle with my stricture flare-ups behind my stoma and having to dilate it every day. So, if you're an ostomate yourself, chances are you will have asked yourself "how do you stop a stoma from …

How do I make my stoma output looser?

Hello readers! I decided to do a post on this because I've always found there is so much more information out there for how to thicken your ileostomy output. I have found these out mainly by my own experience & speaking with others online, but I would like to just remind you as the reader (if you …

5 ostomy myths de-bagged!

1. Ostomies are for elderly people only. Wrong! I have come across quite a few people (myself & some family members included) who have thought this. Why? I don't know is the simple answer, from my point of view, at least. I had just naively assumed that with ostomy surgery being seen as a "last …

Festivals & stoma bags!

Good evening readers! Last weekend I went to Gunnersville Festival at Gunnersbury Park in London. I've had a lot of people ask me how I found going to a festival with a stoma bag, so I thought I'd do a blog post about my time there. Choosing a festival I do like what festivals offer …