Blog posts by Nathan Wheeler

When it comes to tips about pouch changing and adjusting to life after stoma surgery, Nathan is always happy to help. Here he shares what he’s learned from his experience living with an ileostomy.

In Nathan’s first blog of the year, he shares his top tips for getting into shape and how he started his fitness journey after stoma surgery.

Nathan shares how the groups and forums he found online helped build his confidence and enabled him to live a fuller life as an ostomate.

It took Nathan many years to accept his stoma surgery and ileostomy, but he is now at ease with his life as an ostomate and openly discusses what it’s like to have a stoma, raising awareness for others who may be struggling as he did. In this blog he shares a few of the things that helped him come to terms with his ileostomy.

Nathan discusses the difference raising awareness of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis can make and how knowing more about IBD and stomas sooner would have changed his experience for the better.

Sleeping anywhere other than your own bed can cause anxiety for some ostomates, in this blog Nathan shares his experience with managing his stoma whilst staying out at other people’s houses.