Blog posts by Nathan Wheeler

Living with a stoma can often leave people feeling isolated, but that needn’t be the case. Nathan discusses the loneliness he felt before finding support online from fellow ostomates and stoma support groups.

Nathan recently travelled to New York to celebrate his 30^th birthday. In this blog he shares his experience with airport security and why having a stoma should never hold you back.

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.