Tag: ostomate
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Ostomy 101 – Travelling with an Ileostomy: What I Pack, What I’ve Learned
Travelling with an ileostomy can feel overwhelming at first. I remember my first trip post-surgery — the what-ifs kept me up at night! What if I ran out of supplies? What if I had a leak in a public place? What if security at the airport gave me a hard time? What if I had…
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Five Tips For Going Swimming With Your Kids When You Have An Ostomy
I have been swimming both in a pool and in the sea and have been in a hot tub since having my stoma surgery eight years ago, so have my routine nailed now – but I know some people really worry about it so I thought I’d share some of my tips with you hoping…
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Hello 2023!
Happy New Year! Firstly, I wanted to thank all those still reading my blog. The last few months, posts have been few and far between as I have adjusted to working life again! I am going to be making an effort to post at least one or maybe two posts a week from now on…
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An Interview With Lisa Kate Ostomate
Another day, another blog post! Yesterday was #ostomyawarenessday and you may have seen me posting about this lots on my social media. It was fantastic seeing so many ostomates sharing their stories, photos and information about their ostomies, why they have them and what it means to them. Lisa is someone I first started chatting…
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Top Ten Tips To Help With Pancaking
Please note – this post talks about ostomy output (poo) and there are some photos showing it. Happy pancake day! This is one of my favourite days of the year – I love pancakes! Unfortunately, pancaking for an ostomate can mean something very different…. so I thought today was the perfect day to share some…
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Ostomy Products Delivery for Christmas 2019
Happy Friday! How is everyone enjoying the festive season so far? I thought today I would do a quick post to let people know when their delivery companies last dates for guaranteed Christmas delivery of ostomy products are. The last thing we want us to run out of any essentials over Christmas!
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Me, My Bag and I – The Salts Healthcare Podcast
Good morning and happy new week! I have some exciting news to share with you all about a new podcast that launched this month from Salts Healthcare. Everyone who follows the blog will know I am a big fan of the Salts Confidence Be bags (see my review here) and I have been honoured to…
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The A to Z Of Stoma Products
When you first get an ostomy, the world of products available can be a very disorientating and intimidating place. Do I need a ring? What is a flange? I decided to put together a glossary type guide to let you know what everything is, and what may be available that could solve a problem you…
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The Spoonie Mummy 