Posts categorised under Common Issues

Warm weather can cause several issues for ostomates. Lynne discusses how the heat affects her stoma, and how she’s hoping for a cooler day for her son’s wedding celebrations

Jen shares her tips for dealing with a stoma blockage and avoiding a trip to the hospital.

In this blog, Jen shares her experience of contracting sepsis following a colectomy. She talks about the missed symptoms and misdiagnosis that almost caused her to lose her life.

These 3 simple but ingenious tips by Sonikmummy will make sure you are prepared if your stoma bag were to leak in public.

Scott Smith had multiple experiences with hard tablet medications passing out of his stoma whole and undigested. He thought this was just something he had to put up with – until he found out about this...

Ballooning is where your stoma bag blows up with wind or even blows off completely - read Michelle's tips for coping when this happens!