Blog posts by Aleesha Verma

Having a good night’s sleep is important, even if you have a stoma. After surgery your sleeping pattern may change; Aleesha has shared six useful tips to modify your bedtime routine and help achieve a restful night of sleep.

Do you suffer with chronic fatigue? Aleesha was recently diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and has shared some tips about how she has adapted her routine.

Aleesha experienced a prolapsed stoma towards the end of last year and has recently undergone surgery to fix the problem. In this blog, she talks about the physical and mental challenges she faced during her stay in hospital.

Aleesha’s stoma has prolapsed causing her severe pain that led to six hospital admissions in the space of just eight weeks. In this blog, she shares what it was like to experience this during the pandemic.

Aleesha shares her top tips for keeping her stoma pouch under wraps during the autumn and winter months with certain styles of clothing.

Aleesha has had her ileostomy since New Year’s Eve 2014 and now volunteers as a patient mentor at her local hospital. In this blog she shares her five messages of hope for people facing stoma surgery.