SecuriCare Press Centre

Aleesha was just 18 when she had emergency surgery to form her ileostomy. Although she will be forever grateful for how it saved her life, here she shares a little about the shock of visiting her consultant for Ulcerative Colitis then waking up from surgery with a stoma.

Anita uses a night bag with her urostomy pouch, here she details her mishaps and outlines her top tips for avoiding ‘rookie mistakes’.