Resources
Use this scale to track stoma output consistency with The Ostomate Journal
Track your stoma output with confidence using the Lincoln Ostomy Output Consistency Scale alongside The Ostomate Journal
Friends with Stomas: Rebuild confidence with support groups
Mel North from Friends With Stomas, a UK-based peer support and mentoring service, chats rebuilding confidence post-surgery, symptom tracking and why communication is vital for recovery
“I ran a 100km ultramarathon 11 months after stoma surgery”: How to rebuild confidence with exercise
Personal trainer and exercise referral specialist Liv Moore on learning to train confidently with a stoma and completing her astonishing 100km ultramarathon
“I was told I had IBS. Then I woke with Sully, my stoma”
New ostomate Joanne Harrap shares her journey to having her stoma Sully, her top tips post-surgery, and how The Ostomate Journal has helped her regain confidence with food
IBD experts on living with a stoma and J-pouch
IBD experts on living with a stoma and J-pouch
How Colostomy UK can help after stoma surgery
Discover how Colostomy UK can support you
“A must-have”: Eakin Ambassador Nikki Jones on The Ostomate Journal
“This would have been amazing straight after surgery,” Nikki Jones says in her video describing The Ostomate Journal, on her Instagram, @jonesvschrons
Stoma advocate Ant Andrews-Lockett reviews the “incredible” Ostomate Journal
Eakin Ostomy Ambassador and host of Beyond the Pouch Ant Andrews-Lockett shares his thoughts on The Good Bowel Company’s first journal