What is an Ileoscope?
What is an Ileoscope? For those of us with IBD, colonoscopies, endoscopes and gastroscopies are par the course of life alongside nasty bowel preparation and having things put where the sun wouldn’t typically deem fit to shine upon. Scopes are par the course, occasionally strip away one’s dignity and are…
Read more >My Summer Stoma Routine
My Summer Stoma Routine I was asked to write about my summer month routine with my stoma. I had to sit and think, does my routine change? Do I use different products? Do I eat differently? Is there anything I have changed? Stoma life for me is now such a…
Read more >2020 Stoma Friendly Summer Styles & Hacks
2020 Stoma Friendly Summer Styles & Hacks Hi all! So seeing as we’re slowly (slowly) regaining a part of ‘normality’ I thought I’d focus my post for this month on summer styles with a stoma to give some ideas, hacks and inspiration for outfits this summer whether you’re venturing out…
Read more >Body Image With a Stoma
Body Image With a Stoma With the weather getting warmer recently (although I now don’t know where the sun is hiding), body image is something that starts to spring to a lot of people’s minds, including myself. Naturally, even before my stoma, how I would look when more of my…
Read more >Bile Acid Malabsorption (BAM) | What Is It?
Bile Acid Malabsorption (BAM) | What is it? Just to confirm this is written from personal experience and should not be taken as clinical advice. Should you think this may well be a thing then please see your relevant teams to have this investigated* I have to admit I have…
Read more >The Positives of Stoma Life
The Positives of Stoma Life Being told you need stoma life can be daunting. You may have only ever heard brief snippets regarding stoma life and usually you will always hear the negatives rather than the positives. Don’t get me wrong there may well be some initial teething issues postoperative…
Read more >Feeling Body Confident in a Swimsuit
Feeling Body Confident in a Swimsuit Happy June my beautiful Pelican friends, I have one thing to say…EVERYBODY IS A SWIMSUIT BODY! Yes, that’s right, everybody, not just the women you see in swimwear adverts, you do too. This is an important topic for me to touch on because the…
Read more >A Tribute to My Father
A Tribute to My Father Today is Father’s Day and I’d like to dedicate this post to all the wonderful fathers, father figures, male mentors and to those fathers who are sadly no longer with us. I’ve learnt many wonderful things from my daddy (yes I still call him daddy),…
Read more >The Summer Stoma Accessory: Deo-Mint Deodorant
The Summer Stoma Accessory: Deo-Mint Deodorant You have had stoma surgery, you are recovering, yet no one warned you about that smell. Post-op recovery and you’re wondering how on earth you are ever going to get over that smell! Don’t panic and please don’t fret, the smell (that smell) does…
Read more >The Mental Health Benefits of Exercise
The Mental Health Benefits of Exercise Many studies have shown that exercise can provide both our physical and mental health with many benefits. Of course, exercising with a chronic illness such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) can be tough & it can very much be about celebrating the “little wins”…
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