Tag: ostomy
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January Challenge
Good morning and happy new year! Who else is so ready for 2019? I am definitely hoping for lots more positive and happy experiences this year and am ready to get working for them. December Challenge I am pleased to say I completed my Instagram photo challenge last month and am rather pleased with my…
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My Top Ten Posts Of The Year 2018
So it is the time of year we start rounding up and reflecting. I thought I would start this years top ten posts with a collection of my favourite posts which I have written throughout the year. Hopefully you will have already read and enjoyed these, but if not I hope you have a read…
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Ordering Stoma Supplies
I recently saw a post on Facebook with a lady saying she had finally got around to sorting and organising her stoma supplies. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the tidiness that caught my eye – but the sheer amount of products she had stockpiled. Me and Ste both have ostomies and have nowhere near that amount and…
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Stoma Accessory Hacks
Good morning and happy Friday! So excited for the weekend, have you got any plans? We don’t have anything major planned but I will be off to Halifax at some point. Stoma Accessories or Stoma Necessities? There is a big debate at the moment about the products we get sent to help with stoma care. …
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What I Eat In A Week (1)
Good morning! As a mum and ostomate I look for healthy meals for the family which are stoma friendly. I am a keen cook and enjoy sharing recipes as you will see under my RECIPE section. I thought sharing my meal plans with you may help both ostomates and parents alike. All the meals I plan…
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Top 5 Hydration Tips
Hello Monday and happy new week! Sorry I have been MIA but what a couple of weeks! Unfortunately Ste has been taken into hospital with a line infection. I also picked up the boys on Friday 13th for the first two weeks of the Summer holidays so have been busy keeping them entertained. Last week…
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Guest Post – Zero To Ileo In 4 Months
Good morning and happy Monday! I am delighted to share a guest post from the lovely Julie today. Julie looked after me when I was last in hospital for my knee which had locked again. We got chatting as she saw I had a stoma and she told me about her husband who had just…
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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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The Spoonie Mummy 