Tag: stoma
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Ostomy 101 – Can You Wear Jeans? With I Am Denim
One of the most frequently asked questions of me, by someone facing or who has just had stoma surgery, is about what you can wear after surgery. Well the short answer is… whatever you want! I would advise caution in those early months, when your recovery is key and you just need to be comfortable.…
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Ostomy 101 – What is Panproctocolectomy/Barbie Butt Surgery
As you may know, I have recently had a bit of an extended break from blogging due to having had more surgery for my Crohn’s Disease. On Wednesday June 16th I had panproctocolectomy surgery. Many people will have no clue what that is, so I thought I would write a post explaining the ins and…
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Ostomy 101 – 5 Signs of Dehydration You Should Know
AD | Sponsored links contained in this post, previously gifted items mentioned If you are a fellow ostomate – particularly if you have an ileostomy – you will know the struggle of trying to stay hydrated. And if you don’t know – you should, so read on!
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AccessAble #stomafriendly Campaign – Living With A Stoma
You may have recently read my post about becoming an AccessAble Champion. I was super pleased to be invited onto the team, and even more pleased as it came right before they launched their #stomafriendly imitative. The Stoma Friendly imitative is in partnership with Colostomy UK. One in 450 people in the UK live with…
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DISABLED DATING
Ad | Sponsored Post So not only do you have to deal with a disability as a young person – you then have it impact every area of your life including dating! It is something I have had to deal with my whole life as my rheumatoid arthritis was diagnosed at only 15 months. When…
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Dating With IBD/Stomas – The Good, The Bad and the Smelly!
Ad | Sponsored Happy Valentines Day lovely readers! I am not a huge celebrator of this day but I had to mark the occasion as it is always a good idea to spread some more love in my opinion. I have teamed up with the fab people at Gutsy Dating for this post and am…
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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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Eating With An Ileostomy
Good morning! Today I am really excited to be collaborating with Amy from #StomaBags blog. We both have stomas and decided to work together on a post about eating with an ostomy, as so many worry about what they can and can’t eat following surgery. The list you get from your stoma nurse is not…
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The Spoonie Mummy 