I have picked up a lot of little tricks over the years of living with both a continent ileostomy and a traditional ostomy. One of the most helpful tricks that I have found are ways to flush your system out without doing harm. I have more dietary restrictions than I know what to do with. I can’t eat fruits or […]
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8 years since my first Kock Pouch Surgery
Today is eight years since my first kock pouch (continent ileostomy) surgery. I remember years and years of tears, notes to my parents, sleepless nights, anger, boat load of trial and error with psych meds, and utter disgust of what my life had become thanks to ulcerative colitis. My life changed the day my parents […]
Part 2: How Having an Ostomy Affects Relationships
A couple days ago, I wrote a little background on my love life as an ostomate here. It was the first time I talked about this part of my life in any detail on my blog, and to anyone other than incredibly close girlfriends. It felt so great to open up and made me realize […]
Part 1: My Love Life as an Ostomate
On World Ostomy Day, I posted a question on The Crohns and Ulcerative Colitis Diaries: Living with IBD facebook support page What is one question you’d like to ask someone who has an ostomy? Or if you have it yourself, is there something you’d like to ask your fellow ostomates? Most of the questions I […]
Ostomy Leak
Last week, my ostomy leaked for the first time in a while. This really threw me because I have just started to really feel comfortable with it. I have had to re-adjust so much in order to feel confident in my body. It is a terrible feeling to not have control over your bowel movements, […]