Blog posts by Aleesha Verma

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.

With beach holidays on her mind, Aleesha provides some tips for swimming with a stoma and shares what works for her.