Common problems

Following surgery, many ostomates experience some small issues that can make living with a stoma more difficult than they would have hoped. Being able to recognise and manage these problems can help to make living with a stoma more desirable. In this section, you will find advice on how to make small changes to your lifestyle which can help to manage common problems such as pancaking, irritated skin and diarrhoea.

Stoma pancaking Read more about resolving the common issue of pancaking. Irritated skin Read more about why and how to keep the peristomal skin around your stoma healthy. Diarrhoea Read more about how to treat and prevent diarrhoea. Constipation Read more about reducing and preventing constipation.

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Gardening with a stoma

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Illnesses

Find out more about some of the common causes for a stoma.

Ulcerative colitis Crohn's disease Bowel cancer

Surgery

Everything you need to know about diagnosis and stoma surgery.

Diagnosis Before stoma surgery After stoma surgery Recovery from stoma surgery

Living with a stoma

Practical advice and guidance for day-to-day life with a stoma.

Travelling with a stoma Sex and relationships Pregnancy Mental health Exercise and physical activity Diet and nutrition

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