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      • *Food Gallery*
      • What I eat
      • Nutrition tips & Food Substitutions
    • Nutrients
      • Enhancing Nutrient Absorption
      • Track Your Nutrient Intake
      • Protein: What, Why, and How
      • Vitamin B12: Are You Getting It?
  • IBD
    • IBD 101
      • What is IBD?
      • *IBD Topics and Tips*
      • To the Newly Diagnosed
    • Advice
      • Colonoscopy Prep: TIPS
      • Laughing at Crohn’s Disease
      • Not All Support Is Good
      • Software to help Manage IBD
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Ostomy Life

Featuring articles dealing with many aspects of living as an ostomate, including public perception, mental health, and coping.

Traveling with an Ostomy | PART 2 | At the Airport & on a Plane (w/video)

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Now that you’ve planned and packed up for your trip, you’re all ready to get to your destination.  First, you’ll have to get through the airport and onto a plane.

In this article, I’ll be covering tips on how to make this stage in your travel plans go by smoothly.

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Categories Ostomy Care and Tips, Ostomy Life

Traveling with an Ostomy | Part 1 | Preparing for Your Trip (w/video)

Preparing for travel can be stressful and hectic as it is, but when you’ve got an ostomy there are a few extra things that you’ll want to be aware of.

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Categories Ostomy Care and Tips, Ostomy Life

Dressing with an Ostomy: A Guide for Ladies (Part 4)

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Hey, you made it to part four of my lady’s guide to dressing with an ostomy!

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Categories Ostomy Care and Tips, Ostomy Life

Dressing with an Ostomy: A Guide for Ladies (Part 3)

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Welcome to part three of the lady’s guide to dressing with an ostomy!

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Categories Ostomy Care and Tips, Ostomy Life

Dressing with an Ostomy: A Guide for Ladies (Part 2)

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Welcome to part two of the lady’s guide to dressing with an ostomy!

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Categories Ostomy Care and Tips, Ostomy Life

Dressing with an Ostomy: A Clothing Guide for Women

a lady's guide to dressing with an ostomy

You are lucky to be a lady! Smart, strong, beautiful, and you’ve got a heck of a lot of clothing options!

This four part guide will give you ideas on how to dress with an ostomy. It will also inspire you!

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Categories Ostomy Care and Tips, Ostomy Life

World Ostomy Day 2015: Attitude = Everything

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October 3rd, 2015 – World Ostomy Day!

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Categories Ostomy Life

Talk About Hidden Disabilities

Talk About hidden disabiltities

I had an interesting encounter on the weekend that reminded me of the realities of living with an invisible illness or a hidden disability.

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Categories IBD Life, Ostomy Life

Everything You Do Is An Achievement: Living With IBD (w/ video)

Everything You Do Is An Achievement- IBD

I dedicate this post to my friends who haven’t been able to catch a break because of IBD.

Through my blog, I’ve tried to share ways that can help improve the quality of life for someone with an ostomy. While I also have Crohn’s Disease, I handled my flares poorly, and so I can’t offer much help to those who are suffering with IBD at this very moment. 

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Categories IBD Life, Ostomy Life

Untimely Leaks: OSTOMY TIPS (w/ video)

Untimely OSTOMY leaks

I had the unfortunate experience of an appliance leak while out, but preparedness helped me deal with it without too much trouble. Here’s a real-time, uncut video of how I handled it:

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Categories Ostomy Life
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Popular Articles

Healing the Skin around the Stoma – OSTOMY TIPS (w/ Video)

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Ostomy Appliance Won’t Stick? Here Are Some Tips (w/ video)

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Dealing with liquid ostomy output – OSTOMY TIPS (w/ video)

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Dressing with an Ostomy: A Clothing Guide for Women

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    • About This Site
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  • OSTOMY
    • OSTOMY 101
      • Glossary of Ostomy Terms
      • What Is An Ostomy?
      • Ostomy FAQs
      • Preparing for surgery
      • How to Change an Appliance
      • When to Change Your Appliance
    • OSTOMY SUPPLIES
      • *Product Reviews*
      • Guide to Ostomy Accessories
      • Guide to Ostomy Supplies
      • Emergency/Travel Kit
      • Vegan/Non-Vegan Supplies
      • Ostomy Clothing Suppliers
      • Where to get free samples
    • OSTOMY CARE
      • *All care articles*
      • Appliance Won’t Stick?
      • Ostomy Blockages
      • Preventing Leaks
      • Managing Ostomy Odors
      • Healing Damaged Skin
    • OSTOMY LIFE
      • Building Confidence
      • Clothing Guide: WOMEN
      • Clothing Guide: MEN
      • *Diet and Nutrition*
      • Sex and Intimacy
      • Showering tips
      • Travel
  • DIET
    • GETTING STARTED
      • *All Diet related articles*
      • Hospital Food: Making the Best of It
      • Ostomy Diet: First 6 weeks
      • Ostomy Diet: Beyond Your Recovery
      • Hydration Tips
      • How to find a Dietitian
    • FOOD !
      • Are plant-based diets healthy?
      • *Food Gallery*
      • What I eat
      • Nutrition tips & Food Substitutions
    • NUTRIENTS
      • Enhancing Nutrient Absorption
      • Track Your Nutrient Intake
      • Protein: What, Why, and How
      • Vitamin B12: Are You Getting It?
  • IBD
    • IBD 101
      • What is IBD?
      • *IBD Topics and Tips*
      • To the Newly Diagnosed
    • ADVICE
      • Colonoscopy Prep: TIPS
      • Laughing at Crohn’s Disease
      • Not All Support Is Good
      • Software to help Manage IBD
    • THE NOT SO GOOD
      • Stuff You Don’t Hear About IBD
      • Extraintestinal Manifestations
      • Why remission may not matter
      • Perianal Disease
  • MORE
    • Announcements & Events
    • General Topics / Humor
    • Interviews / Patient Stories
    • *Resources / Links*
    • Personal Blog
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