Stoma Stories

Education from early

Luciana Podschun discusses the importance of early years education when it comes to stoma care.

Meet Jessica, a thriving child ostomate

Jessica is a young child ostomate. In this article, her mother Kim shines a light on the importance of care plans and school support.

Pregnancy and me

Alannah shares her experience of being an ostomate and mother of two, including the highs and lows of pregnancy.

Embracing my vulnerability: an ostomate journey

Ostomate Andressa Alvarez discusses how it is important to grieve your pre-stoma life and embrace the new

Spreading ostomate awareness with Mollie Pearce

StomaTips is joined by Mollie Pearce, finalist of the hit BBC show, The Traitors. In this Q&A session, find out how being an ostomate has shaped her life so far, and the new opportunities she now has...

Finding a purpose: using my stoma journey to help other ostomates

André Estrela turned his Crohn’s disease diagnosis into a positive force, becoming an ostomy influencer and creating the support platform ‘Ostomia em Foco’

Stoma story: ‘the kid with a bag’

Oliver Kaye, known online as @thekidwithabag looks back at his stoma journey and how he uses his social media to empower himself and his followers

Returning to work following stoma formation

Amy Geering discusses how she navigated the workplace as an ostomate and offers some advice to StomaTip’s readers

‘Superliving’ with my ostomy

Damaris Morais talks about how her life experiences have only become more fulfilling since getting her ostomy

Competing as an ostomate with inflamatory bowel disease

Vicky Buckley writes about her inspiring fitness and competing journey, which led her to take part in the Pure Elite Amateur show this year

My road to ileostomy surgery

My road to ileostomy surgery

Defying the limits

Andrew Wakefield tells StomaTips how he defied expectations when got his ostomy. Not only continuing his fitness journey, but thriving