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Tag: Ostomy life

8th Jan 202124th May 2024 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

FAQ | Bathing and showering with an ostomy

8th Jan 202127th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Series | How my ulcerative colitis impacted my recreational activities

11th Dec 202028th Jan 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Enjoying the festive season with a stoma in 2020

17th Nov 202010th Apr 2024 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

How do you empty your ostomy bag?

3rd Nov 20203rd Apr 2024 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

I don’t always like my stoma

23rd Oct 20203rd Apr 2024 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Theme parks with a stoma

3rd Oct 202024th May 2024 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Why ostomy awareness is important to me

29th Sep 20205th Feb 2024 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

FAQ | Parastomal hernia prevention: Tips and insights

14th Sep 202023rd Nov 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

How and why I got back into exercise after stoma surgery

11th Sep 20201st Nov 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

How I felt when I found out that I needed a stoma

7th Jul 202027th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

FAQ | A stoma can change shape and size!

3rd Jul 202027th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

FAQ | Dealing with trapped wind

23rd Jun 202027th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Ostomy leaks and samples!

4th May 202027th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

How yoga has become a positive coping strategy

27th Apr 202027th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Ostomy Online | Loving yourself

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Walking home from my second #LineDancing class ✨️ When you live with an #ostomy, there's often a kind of vulnerability in the simple act of getting dressed. For a long time, my bedroom mirror was a place of scrutiny rather than reflection. I would look at my #stoma and my scars, and see a list of things I had to hide, or a body that felt like it had betrayed me. Monday was supposed to be a productive day. With the bank holiday, I had it all mapped out: design, record, and edit new yoga practices while the world was quiet. I finally got myself organised, grabbed a blanket, and found the one sun-spot in the garden to start my work. Just sharing my #IBD / #UlcerativeColitis diagnosis story from waaaay back in 2007! 😳 If you start reading my post and it doesn’t resonate with you, it’s not for you. And that’s OK! It’s not all about you… THANK YOU so much to everyone who has sent images or requested the information. We've had lots already and have many more on the way, so I'll be turning the comments off now. I think we have plenty to be getting on with 🥰 Activation warning ⚠️ Part 2: Morphine #overdose in-patient experience. Activation warning: In-patient traumatic experience #IBD and food fear: What the latest research tells us https://advocatinghealth.com/2026/02/26/ibd-and-food-fear-latest-research/ One of the first questions I had after my #stoma surgery was whether I'd ever be able to lie on my front again. It shouldn't need saying 🙄 The clinical notes usually tell one story, but they often leave out the mental weight of living with a #ChronicIllness.
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