The SecuriCare Blog

Nathan’s sudden onset of severe ulcerative colitis symptoms as a teenager brought a great deal of change to his life. In this blog post he shares his battle with mental health and how he’s glad he hung on, things do get better!

Anita has been directly affected by the NHS formularies which resulted in fewer stoma supplies being prescribed. Here she shares her experience which impacted the skin around her stoma, and caused unnecessary stress.

When Aleesha first had stoma surgery she was concerned that having an ileostomy would hold her back in life, here she explains how wrong she was and why having a stoma has actually enhanced her life.

In Stephen’s second blog for SecuriCare he discusses the physical and mental impact that stoma surgery had, and the important things he learnt about himself.

Stephie has a long history with ulcerative colitis and several other conditions. Here she discusses how stress has affected her health and shares how she tries to manage it.

Jen has spent a lot of time in hospital because of complications with her stoma, here she shares her top tips for minimising stress whilst staying in hospital.