


6 Ways You (Yes, You) Can Make a Difference on Ostomy Awareness Day
Advocacy, Colostomy, Ileostomy, Membership, Ostomy 5k, Ostomy 5k, Ostomy Awareness, Urostomy
Celebrate Ostomy Awareness Day Your Way
Digital Sponsor, Ostomy 5k, Ostomy Awareness
Double Baggin’ It: A Tale of Two Best Friends Without Buttholes
Advocacy, Colostomy, Emotional Health, Events, IBD, Ileostomy, Ostomy Awareness, Patient Stories, Urostomy
Jessica’s Ostomy Story: Making an Invisible Illness Visible
Colostomy, Emotional Health, Ileostomy, Patient Stories, Personal
Celebrate and Support Ostomy Resilience
Advocacy, Colostomy, Continent Diversions, Events, Exercise/Sports, Ileostomy, J-Pouch, Ostomy 5k, Ostomy 5k, Ostomy Awareness, Patient Stories, Urostomy
Bethany’s Story: An Architect Learns to Engineer Life with Short Bowel Syndrome
Digital Sponsor, Ileostomy, jejunostomy, Nutrition, Patient Stories, Personal, Short Bowel Syndrome
A Future Certified Ostomy Nurse in the Making
Advocacy, Ostomy Nurse
Get Answers and Find Friends at the Virtual Ostomy Symposium
Colostomy, Continent Diversions, Events, Ileostomy, J-Pouch, Ostomy Basics, Ostomy News, Ostomy Tips, UOAA Conference, UrostomyOur Categories
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United Ostomy Associations of America
P.O. Box 525
Kennebunk, ME 04043-0525
Call us toll-free at: 1-800-826-0826.
Our Information Line hours are Monday-Friday, 9am to 3pm (Wednesday until 2pm) EST. If you have an emergency, please dial 911 or contact your local medical professional.
Please understand that UOAA is a private, nonprofit, advocacy and informational organization. We are not a medical facility and we do not have medical or legal professionals on staff. Therefore, UOAA does not provide Medical, Mental Health, Insurance or Legal Advice.
Get Involved
UOAA is the leading organization proactively advocating on behalf of the ostomy community. Recognizing that we are always stronger together, we encourage everyone to get involved by joining our Advocacy Network. We’ve also created several Advocacy Tools and Resources to help you successfully advocate on behalf of the ostomy community to ensure every ostomate receives quality care.
Latest News:
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Life as a Double OstomateMarch 7, 2023 - 12:55 pm
Calling all Ostomates, You’re Invited to H-TownJanuary 26, 2023 - 11:20 am
TRAVELING WITH AN OSTOMYJanuary 10, 2023 - 10:37 am
5 Reasons It’s Awesome to Have an Ostomy During the HolidaysDecember 15, 2022 - 10:11 am

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