Due to the recent story about a fella #msp who made the sad decision not to want to live with a stoma, this has had a massive impact within the ostomy community, there are and have been plenty of discussions throughout the ostomy world and social media platforms about this subject, with this in mind
As hydration is an ostomates nemesis in warmer weather we have constructed a couple of print able leaflets on hydration and dehydration, on these they will have some information on rehydration drink mix and the best hydration foods to help you keep well hydrated . please feel free to print out. leaflet hydration and dehydration
An Interview With The Founder Of The Stoma Heroes Support Group please have a read, stoma heroes has come on a little since this interview, we are now a charity and looking to progress and work with local hospitals. kind regards shane https://www.securicaremedical.co.uk/blog/an-interview-with-the-founder-of-the-stoma-heroes-support-group
Reversal, my thoughtful journey. September 2017, I went into hospital for my second operation of the year. The operation was to reverse my mucus fistula and ileostomy from my emergency operation in May. The operation didn’t go to plan and woke up with a looped ileostomy, although my mucus fistula was gone I was a
Shane Green of the Stoma Heroes charity explains what made him set up the group that regularly meets at the Crispin Centre in Street: In 2017 I had two lifesaving operations due to perforation of the bowel. When I awoke from the first procedure I had an ileostomy (stoma). I had no preparation for life
