Blog posts by Nathan Wheeler

Nathan takes a moment to reflect on his relationship with food and how his initial anxiety about a stoma blockage - due to a badly written leaflet - caused him to lose a lot of weight during his first few years with an ileostomy.

Nathan is a big fan of all things Disney and regularly visits Disneyland Paris. In this blog he shares his advice for enjoying the park to the max and not letting your stoma hold your back.

Nathan lost several friends when he became ill with ulcerative colitis and needed a stoma. Here he shares why losing them was actually a good thing and how lucky he is to have such wonderful friends now.

Nathan likes to travel and has prepared a few tips to help other ostomates feel confident about holidaying with a stoma.

Nathan has taken time this month to share his experiences with mental health issues and how he fought to find happiness after his stoma surgery.

The stoma department at Nathan’s local hospital has been affected by new rules from the NHS regarding prescriptions. Here he details what happened when his prescription for stoma supplies was declined.