Jeanne Dagna recounts a life-saving operation and explains why she is so grateful to have a permanent stoma
Jearlean Taylor draws on her career as a model and motivational speaker to help women radiate confidence and make a difference
Amy R recalls what she learned living through the coronavirus lockdown with an ileostomy, and how she dealt with the challenges of mental health and stoma care
Matt Tooke cycles through what it takes to enjoy sport, exercise and the great outdoors when you have an ostomy
Frank Prokop recalls how friendship and a love of fishing helped him through cancer treatment and gave him an active, outdoors life with a permanent colostomy
Nathan Wheeler shares how NHS cost-saving restrictions affected his stoma care prescription and how he makes sure he gets all the stoma products he needs
Shelley Lawes discusses the role of open communication and body confidence in fulfilling sexual relationships for people with a stoma
Gemma Evans describes how she made her marriage ceremony inclusive for people with an ostomy or inflammatory bowel disease
Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford reports from the online stoma community on the value of self-care for achieving self-confidence
Luciana Podschun recalls the highs and lows of raising two sons while living with inflammatory bowel disease and an ostomy
Alannah-Jayne Simpson recounts her experience of getting back into the pool after ostomy surgery
Keith Thomas recalls how his stoma has allowed him to do the job he loves