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How fitness helped my mental health
Nathan shares his fitness journey from bunking off PE at school to hiking mountains post-op.
Read MoreDo you eat: the subconscious eating habits of an ostomate
Michelle shares the times where she changed her eating to accommodate for others or the available facilities at a venue.
Read MoreBarbie Butts - What to expect
Nathan shares his experience of having a proctocolectomy a.k.a. a Barbie Butt. The highs and lows of making the decision to have surgery and his positive experience since then!
Read MoreEmergency Stoma Surgery: What I Wish I Had Known
It’s hard to know what to expect when facing stoma surgery, especially if you don’t have enough time to research beforehand. Sarah has shared some things she wishes she’d known before her stoma formation operation.
Read MoreGetting Fit After Stoma Surgery
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.
Read MoreLearning To Accept What Happened
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.
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