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Intimacy
It's common to have some anxiety about relationships following stoma surgery.
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Understanding Your Stoma
Just like you, each stoma is one-of-a-kind. Convatec are here to help you understand everything you need or wish to k...
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Skin Care Tips
Protecting the skin around your stoma is very important. Learn here how to protect your skin and spot any irritated s...
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Travel Tips
A little pre-planning and understanding of both security rules and your right to privacy can help you avoid problems ...
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Physical Activity
Living with a stoma does not stop you taking part in your favourite exercises or physical activity with these helpful...
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Nutritional Advice
Convatec understands living with a stoma can take some getting used to. We provide you with information on nutritiona...
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Urostomy Nutritional Advice
We provide you with nutritional advice and diet tips for people living with a urostomy.
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Ileostomy Nutritional Advice
We provide you with nutritional advice and diet tips for people living with a ileostomy.
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me+™ Recovery Series
Phase 1, 2 and 3 of the me+ recovery series is based-on gentle movements - guiding users through their recovery after...
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me+ Recover Series Phase 1
The me+ recovery series is designed to guide each person – step by step – through recovery, after surgery and beyond.
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me+ Recover Series Phase 2
Blue Phase 2 of the me+™ recovery series. The progression of Phase 1 exercises, which are slightly more challenging b...
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Exercise after surgery
No matter what level of physical activity you want to pursue, ostomy surgery shouldn’t hold you back. Whether you've had colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy surgery, your abdominal muscles need time to heal and strengthen, and it might seem difficult to be active again. Your muscles may be weaker than usual, due to the time spent in the hospital but these things can be overcome with gradual training and exercises.
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What to eat
When planning your diet, it’s important to know what your body can handle. Check out these diet tips from Diane Bustamante, a dietitian and nutritionist who frequently consults with people living with an ostomy.
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