International Women’s Day: Women Don’t Poo & Other Lies
Despite what fairy tales and cartoons might portray of women releasing nothing but flowery smelling pink sparkles, us women do indeed fart, burp and poo (in fact, it can be worrying if you don’t but that’s a whole different story) and, these things don’t make us any less ‘feminine’, beautiful or worthy – they simply make us real.
Read more >Barbie Butt Life – What’s Changed?
It’s been over a year since Louise has had her Barbie Butt surgery – what has she been up to since?
Read more >Getting Through Airport Security With an Ostomy
We see it time and time again: the airport security are ignorant to what a stoma is. Personally I think that it is a bit like Russian roulette as to how we get treated going through airport security. As times are changing and people are being educated then fingers crossed the horror stories we hear are less likely to re-occur.
Read more >A Guide to Surviving Christmas Dinner with a Stoma
Christmas is almost here. December is a month of indulgence and eating things you wouldn’t usually any other time of the year. Having had Crohn’s disease for nigh on 20 years and a stoma for those for nearly 6 years, I can be honest and say December fills me with a serious amount of anxiety regarding food choices.
Read more >Responding to Negativity in the Media
It is inevitable that people are always going to have opposing views or something to say particularly when it’s to do with something so ‘taboo’ and ‘stigmatised’ that they are not necessarily aware of, educated about or comfortable with – I was very much aware of this going into making my Instagram page. However, this is the exact reason I began and that I continue to do what I do in order to educate these people and hopefully, create a more accepting and understanding future in moving forward. Despite this, I wasn’t aware of the scale some of this negativity might come at…
Read more >University with a Stoma: Dealing with the Workload
The first few weeks of University can be a bit of a whirlwind and they can prove difficult for people in various ways. Being thrown into the mix of moving out and freshers is daunting in itself let alone throwing in your first weeks of new study and lectures and beginning to take on the workload of your next venture of study. Now, if this isn’t enough for anyone as it is, then it can be even more daunting with an illness, fatigue, or anything else added to the mix.
Read more >How to Deal with the Bad Days
I would be lying and sugar coating it if I said that having an ostomy doesn’t come with bad days. After my surgery in 2011, I had amazingly good days where I felt free of pain & suddenly open to a life ahead of me I could only have dreamed of before. I also had extremely bad days. Without going into lots of detail, I can say that at the time I would have been quite happy to not exist anymore & there seemed to be no light at the end of the tunnel. It does get better.
Read more >Sepsis Awareness Month
Every year from the 1st of September until the 30th is Sepsis Awareness Month. For me this awareness month is very close to my heart as I have battled sepsis numerous times and it is how I got my first stoma.
Read more >Sex After Barbie Butt Surgery
Intimacy after Barbie Butt surgery may be a concern for many people. Louise discusses her experience with sex after Barbie Butt surgery and if it caused any differences in her relationship.
Read more >Dating With A Stoma
Should dating with a stoma be any different? Will the path of finding the one be hindered due to the bags stuck to our tummies? Dating should not be any different. Yes, we may have had a slight anatomy change but that doesn’t change how we look or how we should be perceived by the potential “one true love”.
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