Four weeks from bland-and-blended to mostly-normal eating, the methodical food reintroduction plan most ostomates wish they’d been handed.
A field guide to the four types of stoma sound, what each means about your digestion, and the small daily change that quiets each one.
A real-talk, week-by-week comfort plan for the first 30 days after ostomy surgery, body, mind, and routine, from Stoma Stifler.
A practical, real-life guide to reducing your risk of a parastomal hernia — covering support belts, safe lifting, core strength, and daily habits ostomates can use to protect the stoma site.
What is a prolapsed stoma? A prolapsed stoma for an ostomate is when your stoma, which is the opening on the outside of your torso for waste to pass through, protrudes from the body telescopically, with the potential to become quite large. This can happen for a variety of reasons…