Tag: ileostomy
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BlogMas Day Fifteen – The Things You Can’t Say To Your Chronically Ill Partner
I wrote this post before Ste went into hospital, over a month ago, and had it sitting here for all this time. I feel like now is the time to share it. As anyone following my blog will know, Ste was admitted to hospital after we visited his amazing gastro doctor as he was rapidly…
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BlogMas Day 2 – 12 Days Of Christmas Chronic Illness Style
On the 12th day of Christmas, chronic illness gave to me 12 breakfast tablets, 11 early nights, 10 pred rages, 9 fill your faces, 8 doctor visits, 7 bouts of brain fog, 6 non-alcoholic cocktails, 5 swollen joints, 4 heat pads, 3 bag leaks, 2 stool samples, and a blockage cuz I ate nuts!
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Am I Confident In The New Salts Confidence BE Ostomy Bags?
So there has been a lot of excitement surrounding the launch of the new Salts Confident BE ostomy bags and I was really looking forward to trying them out. I use Salts bags anyway, so was really hoping to find out whether these would be an ‘upgrade’ to the ones I currently use and love. …
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What Is Body Confidence?
I was in a relationship for years with a man who I believe may have narcissistic tendancies. A man who emotionally abused me. First, came the love bombing. The constant adoration, the you are so amazing and look, so am I taking you on expensive holidays and dates (which to be honest, are not really…
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Sex With An Ostomy (and numerous other health issues)
So after doing the deed the other night I couldn’t help but lay there giggling. Luckily, it wasn’t a reflection on the sex which was, as always, very good, but I realised that between us me and Ste had ‘on’ two ostomy bags, a Peg-J tube and three heat pads. I see many people on…
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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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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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#bagroulette – My review of the Coloplast Sensura Mio
It’s week three of #bagroulette and this week we are trying out Stephie’s brand of bag, the Coloplast Sensura Mio. I have used these bags previously and didn’t get on with them so was a little nervous about this one. Although I loved alot about them, I had so many leaks and as it was…
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The Spoonie Mummy 