Blog posts by Sam Melling

Have you tried the Couch to 5K challenge? Sam did and in this month’s blog, she shares her experience plus pointers on how to get into running as a beginner or if you’re starting again with a stoma.

Sam is looking forward to Christmas and all the festivities that occur at this time of the year. In this blog, she shares her advice for managing stoma worries over the festive period.

Sam has had years of chronic health problems relating to her IBD, but once that was under control the realisation surfaced that something else was at play. In this blog, Sam shares her diagnosis of Behcet’s disease and what that means for her.

Sam has dealt with a lot of personal challenges over the years, and stress worsened by living with a stoma. Here she discusses her mental health and why seeking help was the best thing she could have done for herself.

For Stress Awareness Month, Sam shares what’s currently stressing her out and how this can affect her ileostomy.

Sam talks about how the information overwhelmed her as a new ostomate. She discusses what worked and why she loves being a part of SecuriCare.