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Colostomy, Ileostomy, Ostomy Tips, Urostomy

Ostomy Leaks and Skin Breakdown: Video Discussion

Why they Happen and What to do Elaine O’Rourke and Ostomy Nurse and Phoenix Magazine columnist Anita Prinz discuss ostomy leaks, reasons why they happen, what to do and how to help with skin breakdown. There is lots of valuable information…

Advocacy, Colostomy, Digital Sponsor, Ileostomy, Ostomy 5k, Ostomy Awareness, Ostomy News, Urostomy

Every Ostomate Has a Voice Worth Hearing

Colorectal Cancer

A Tribute to a Real Life Hero

By Ellyn Mantell The untimely, shocking and terribly sad death of Chadwick Boseman added to the pall in the air last Saturday morning. I looked at my CNN feed on my desktop with my mouth agape. How could it be that such a beautiful and talented…

Digital Sponsor, Ileostomy, Ostomy 5k, Ostomy Awareness, Ostomy Tips

Keep pushing forward – Ostomy Awareness Day 2020

It can be hard to talk openly about living with an ostomy, but at Coloplast, our mission guides us in our everyday work and our employees embody a passion around hearing real-life stories from people with intimate healthcare needs. We have gotten…

Advocacy, Ostomy Awareness

Top 10 Ways to Raise Ostomy Awareness

A Decade of Shining a Positive Light on Lifesaving Ostomy Surgery By Jeanine Gleba, UOAA Advocacy Manager “Ostomates Unite and Help Place The Ostomy In A Positive Light! Celebrate UOAA’s Ostomy Awareness Day!” These were the words…

Colostomy, Diverticulitis, Ileostomy, Nutrition

Diverting Diverticulitis

By Ellyn Mantell From the time I can remember, constipation was always an issue for me. I assumed I was doing something wrong to cause it. It turns out that I was born, like so many, with a redundant foot of bowel, which in layman’s terms,…

Digital Sponsor, Short Bowel Syndrome

Lynn’s Journey to self-reliance: Knowing what to expect can help empower people living with Short Bowel Syndrome

My journey with Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) spans 61 years, and it has been full of twists and turns. I’ve often wished that I understood from the beginning exactly what it meant to have SBS – it is not temporary, rather it is chronic. That…

Colostomy, Exercise/Sports, Ileostomy, Ostomy Tips, Urostomy

Vlog: Prolong Summer Pouch Wear Time

It's summer and you should not let your ostomy stop you from swimming, exercising and having fun in the sun. Sweat and lots of time in the water can decrease the number of days between pouching system changes for some but there are some simple…

Colostomy, Events, Exercise/Sports, Ileostomy, Ostomy 5k, Ostomy Awareness, Ostomy News, Urostomy

Get Moving for Ostomy Awareness

The Annual Run for Resilience Ostomy 5k is Coming to You! It's a good year to celebrate your life. To get outside in the fresh air and get moving again if you can. To speak out and make noise that "Ostomies Are Life-Savers" and not…

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