Author: thespooniemummy
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Thickening Stoma Output
Ostomy output can vary in consistency. In general an ileostomy output will be more watery than that from a colostomy. The problem with a watery output is that it can easily lead to dehydration. Stoma nurses will generally advise that you aim for a consistency like porridge. This means your output isn’t watery enough to…
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Five Friday Favourites
It’s Friday and I’m back! Not quite with a bang but I’m here and doing okay. Not really ready to share my favourite things from the week yet as I still feel like there is a big hole in my daily life but I did want to reconnect with you all so thought I would…
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An Interview With Ali Jawad
If you watch The IBD & Ostomy Support Show you will know our August theme has been exercising with IBD or an ostomy. This can be difficult for many reasons – fatigue, risk of hernia, malabsorption, deficiencies and many more. There are many amazing people across the IBD community who are actively taking part and…
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The Worst Day Of My Life
I can honestly say that yesterday may have been the worst day of my entire life. Many of you will know I have been struggling with stress and mental health problems recently and there has been a background to this which I haven’t shared with you. My marriage ended at the beginning of February 2016.…
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Summer Reading List
I was always known as the bookworm when I was young and reading is still a great passion of mine. Recently I have been into Waterstones faaaar too much but I can’t resist a peek at the ‘buy one get one half price displays’ to see what I fancy reading. I have now built up…
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One Word Answer Challenge
So yesterday I was tagged in a post by the lovely Angela from The Inspiration Edit. She had seen a one word answer challenge and thought it would be good to create her own and answer from the viewpoint of a Mum with a chronic illness. Her original post can be seen here, and be…
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Five Friday Favourites
As I can’t sleep I thought I would get started on my Five Friday Favourites for you. It’s 5am and I woke up to empty my bag but unfortunately all my joints are aching and I’m struggling to go back to sleep! As always let me know what you think in the comments below. First…
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Dehydration With An Ostomy
Please note – I am not a medical professional and this is written based on my experiences, information I have been told and things I have researched. If you are having issues with staying hydrated or an overly active and watery output, please contact your stoma nurse or a doctor. As the subject of this…
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The Spoonie Mummy 