Blog posts by Nathan Wheeler

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!

Nathan has had his ileostomy for more than ten years now and likes to travel, so is no stranger to ‘toilet anxiety’. Here he shares his best advice for managing that anxiety and avoiding the related issues.

Nathan shares some advice for working out with a stoma and discusses his relationship with exercise.

Nathan shares his experience with returning to work after stoma surgery back in 2008. Thanks to a few adjustments, he was able to settle back in to working life and progress within the workplace.

Have you ever been confronted for using a disabled toilet because you don’t “look” disabled? Nathan shares his thoughts on living with a hidden illness and how his confidence as an ileostomate has grown over the last ten years.

Are you a fan of live music? Nathan shares his experience with attending concerts and how he manages his ileostomy around the events he loves so much.