Ostomy Essentials

Sound asleep sleeping well with a stoma

Gemma Harris addresses concerns about sleeping and provides tips for getting a good night’s rest when living with a stoma.

Stoma reversal and bowel function

Jennie Burch explains how to manage changes in bowel function following reversal of a temporary stoma

Sport with a stoma (part 1): safe, strong and active

Conor Hamilton highlights how to overcome barriers to taking up sport after stoma surgery and where to find advice

Sport with a stoma (part 2): a passion for living

Caroline Bramwell describes how she took up competitive swimming, cycling and running after ileostomy surgery for ulcerative colitis

Sport with a stoma (part 3): from colitis to camogie

Aneica Duffy explains what it takes to play a highly physical endurance contact sport with an ileostomy

Surgery school: operation preparation

Specialist nurse Catherine Jones shares her experience of running a Surgery School for people undergoing an operation to form a stoma

Bowel cancer: how we catch it, how we cure it

Janaína Maria Felix explains how nurses and doctors are able to detect and treat colorectal cancers

Maintaining healthy peristomal skin

Sue Pridham explains how to avoid, spot and resolve any problems affecting the skin around your stoma

Preventing and solving peristomal skin problems

Sinéad Kelly O’Flynn explains how to look after the skin around your stoma and what do if it becomes red, bumpy, itchy or sore

Smart accessory use to save on stoma spend

Andrew Bird explains how ostomates can help the healthcare system save on stoma care prescription costs without compromising on the quality of care

Taking care of the skin around your stoma

Lisa Hall provides a guide to looking after peristomal skin, keeping it clean and knowing when to seek advice on solving problems and using the right accessories

Surviving bowel cancer: so you’ve got a stoma

Jennie Burch covers what you need to know if you have an ostomy formed as part of surgery for colorectal cancer