The SecuriCare Blog

Becoming a teenager is difficult, with or without a stoma

As your child gets older and becomes a teenager, they may start to…

Finding out that you need a stoma can be daunting. Sometimes it is made worse by the fear of the unknown. In this…

Meeting your stoma care nurse

Once your colorectal surgeon confirms your suitability for planned stoma surgery, the next step is likely to be…

Stoma surgery can be keyhole or open surgery

Planned stoma surgery is usually carried out by keyhole surgery (you may also hear this…

What To Expect If You Need Emergency Stoma Surgery

Each year in the UK an estimated 13,500 people undergo surgery to form a…

You are likely to be in hospital for around 5-10 days after your stoma surgery. The stoma will be swollen at first, but…