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Tag: Ostomy life

6th Jul 202127th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Recovering from emergency stoma surgery

31st May 202122nd Aug 2024 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

FAQ | Travel tips for ostomates

28th May 202128th Jan 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Eating out with an ostomy

20th May 202128th Jan 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Identifying your IBD triggers

6th May 202122nd Aug 2024 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Mental health awareness week | Ostomy edition

22nd Apr 202128th Jan 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

To eat, or not to eat? That is the question.

8th Apr 202119th Jun 2024 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Body confidence part 2 | Accepting my new body with an ostomy

8th Apr 202119th Jun 2024 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Body confidence part 1 | Grieving for my pre-stoma body

17th Mar 202128th Jan 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Food diary | The impact of different foods on ostomy output

9th Mar 202128th Jan 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Controlling weight gain with an ostomy

15th Feb 202122nd Aug 2024 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Why I wish I’d had my permanent stoma sooner

10th Feb 202128th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Sharing the love for Valentine’s Day

29th Jan 202128th Jan 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Why did I eat that?!

10th Jan 202119th Jun 2024 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Fitness pre and post-abdominal surgery

8th Jan 202124th May 2024 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

FAQ | Bathing and showering with an ostomy

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The increase in people diagnosed with #ADHD in recent years made it impossible not to learn about it, just "in passing". Plus, some people around me have a keen interest in neurodivergence, too. It's not a rabbit hole I went down, but the more second-hand thing's I've learnt, the more I began to wonder whether it could be me. Then I wondered whether everyone thinks that about themselves? If you've ever looked at a restaurant menu and felt like you were staring at a list of potential landmines, you aren't being "difficult". I'm sharing how new research validates the food fear so many of us in the #IBD community live with for #EatingDisordersAwarenessWeek. SOME surgeries can impact fertility, but finding the facts and figures for your specific surgery can be difficult 🤯 It took me seven years after my #UlcerativeColitis diagnosis to finally talk about the emergency surgery, the sepsis, and the complications that followed. When I started sharing in 2014, I was doing it from a place of anger because I was tired of being misjudged. At the time, I didn't have the language for the grief I was carrying, and even the word "feelings" made me cringe. Not much of a roasting 😂😂 I'd love that! 🌿 Grief is a word we usually associate with losing someone, but when you are diagnosed with a lifelong #ChronicIllness, you are grieving too. You are grieving the loss of your healthy self, the person you were in your best memories, and the future you thought you would have. Don't worry, I haven't gone to the "dark side" 🙈 Having to fact-check everything you see online really sucks. There's a big disappointment in feeling inspired by a story or a cute fact, only to realise it was fake, AI-generated bullsh*t. Whether it’s a heartwarming celeb story that never happened or a perfect AI animal, the lack of digital authenticity makes the internet a weird place! I am currently layered up like an onion, because my nervous system does not like winter! 🏳 Study morning 📖🖊 When I first looked for information on #Pregnancy after bowel surgery, I found plenty of clinical statistics, but very little that felt real. I wanted to know what it actually felt like in a body like mine, with seven surgeries and a complex history. It looks like ChatGPT thinks I'm a psychologist 😂
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