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Deep Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month
March is national Deep-Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month, a public health initiative aimed at raising awareness of this commonly occurring medical condition and its potentially fatal complication, pulmonary embolism. What is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)? DVT is a blood clot which develops in one of the deep veins in the body – usually in the leg What…
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9 Vitamins & Supplements I Use and Recommend
AD ] Post contains gifted items The week of March 11th sees the beginning of Nutrition and Hydration Week This week is an annual event which aims to highlight, promote and celebrate improvements in the provision of nutrition and hydration locally, nationally and globally. I have previously written posts about hydration as this is especially…
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Ostomy 101 – The Colour Poo
WARNING – This post will contain photos of stoma output for reference “No Natalie, you are not haemorrhaging internally, dying or suffering from some sort of tropical disease – you ate beetroot didn’t you?” Living with IBD you get used to inspecting your poo and it really doesn’t faze you to do it and then…
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Ten Top Tips To Prepare For Ostomy Surgery
I got a whole day to get my head around the idea of having an ileostomy, many people don’t get even get that long, as it is often performed during emergency surgery. For some however, the surgery is scheduled and they have some time to prepare. Physically, this can be a blessing with more time…
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