Tag: advice
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Blog Series – Conditions Associated With IBD – Fistulas
So I didn’t manage to get this one up last week. After the unexpected hospital stay, I took some time off to recover. Today is the second post in the blog series I am doing on conditions associated with IBD and we are looking at fistulas. What are they? A fistula is an abnormal channel…
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Stinky Stanley – Coping With Smelly Output
It’s probably one of the biggest fears for new (and old) ostomates and people prior to having ostomy surgery – the smell factor. The fact is, we all poo and it all smells, but ostomy output can smell pretty strongly and as we have to empty them more frequently there is more chance you will…
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An Interview With Rich Clarke
It has been a little while since I did an interview piece as I have been so busy but today I get you introduce you to a good friend of mine, Rich. I asked Rich if I could interview him about life as a parent of a child with a chronic condition. Rich’s oldest child,…
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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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Why Online Support Groups Can Be So Helpful
I joined my first IBD online support group in September 2015. I had been struggling for a while with my mental health and had just made the big step of opening up to my rheumatology nurse about how I was feeling. I had been diagnosed with Crohns Disease almost three years previously but still didn’t…
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The Spoonie Mummy 