Self-love & acceptance with a stoma | by Maryrose
Self-love & acceptance with a stoma Would I say I love my stoma? No. Would I say I am happy I had to get a stoma in the first place? No. But have I accepted that my stoma is now a part of me and learnt to be content with having it? Yes! And through acceptance I...
Intimacy with an Ileostomy | by Amy
Intimacy with an Ileostomy TW: This post discusses body image, weight and sensitive topics. Having surgery to form an ileostomy can understandably be overwhelming, especially if you’d had your ostomy formed as an emergency and it’s been completely unexpected. Even for...
Meet our Face of Connect, Phillipa
Meet our Face of Connect, Phillipa Hi, I’m Phillipa I am 26 from Merseyside in the UK! I have Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative colitis and I have an ileostomy. I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at the age of 9 back in 2006 and at the age of 14 back in 2011. I was...