To celebrate World IBD Day and give us all a giggle, here are top 10 annoying things healthy people say… The following are real comments, idiotic advice or downright ridiculous things people have said to me or those who submitted their own via my instagram. “You don’t look sick” You don’t look like an idiot… […]
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Top tips for festival life with an ostomy My name is Gabi and I’ve had my ileostomy for six years. This year I headed to Glastonbury for the first time and my first big festival with a stoma. In this blog post I’ve put together some of the things I’ve learnt along the way and […]
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My army of doctors are amazing. I’m looked after by a surgeon and all the minions who follow him; as well as specialist stoma nurses and a gastroenterologist. But hindsight is a wonderful thing, and there have been a few details I feel I wasn’t properly informed on. This isn’t to say my troop […]
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