Blog posts by Aleesha Verma

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.

Aleesha has recently graduated from university. In this blog she shares her tips and experiences with studying whilst dealing with ulcerative colitis and living with a stoma.

Aleesha has lots of well-meaning friends and family around her, but some of their suggestions during her battle with ulcerative colitis were quite frustrating. Homemade remedies were never going to ‘cure’ her disease. Read on to learn about her experience.