Stoma

Stoma tower: a smart way to store supplies

Storing stoma supplies: Natalie Toper explains the ins and outs of her simple system for keeping them in order

Buon appetito: eating more of what you want

Eric Polsinelli lets us know his three steps for introducing healthy, high-fibre foods into your diet without causing problems for your stoma

Stag with a stoma

An ostomy need not get in the way of a wild weekend away, as Richard Harris shows from his considerable stag-do experience

Staying supported: what to wear after stoma surgery

The risks of developing a parastomal hernia and how this can be avoided by wearing the right support garment are explained by Lorraine Alikhanizadeh...

Plane sailing: stoma-friendly airport travel

Cristina Smith, Customer Services Executive at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, talks about the work her team has done to make air travel easier for...

Rocking 2 stomas: how I became a double bagger

Rachel Jury tells the often difficult story of how she became the proud owner of Bob the ileostomy and Squirt the urostomy

Feeling ostomistic

Talya Goding recounts how writing and friendship have helped her live with terminal cancer and a particularly troublesome ileostomy

Reversal of fortune: how mum, blogs and my boyfriend brought me close to my stoma

Hattie Gladwell tells us how she came to terms with her temporary ostomy and why she now sort-of misses it

Editorial: greetings all

John Walsh introduces the first issue of Stoma Tips