Six years and highlights of Stomalicious life

For my six year stomaversary I am celebrating six of the many highlights I’ve been fortunate enough to experience since having my stoma. These are six things I worried I may not be able to do again due to my health when diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, and six things I wasn’t sure would be possible even after permanent ostomy surgery. This post is to show you that they are, and that anything is possible with a stoma!

I want to break free! 💨💨💨

Passing wind, breaking wind, fluffing, farting, tooting, letting one rip!! Ostomates or otherwise, we all do it!!

I was standing at a bus stop not long ago and a guy near me did a very loud one. He politely excused himself but everyone else around us pretended not to hear and looked away (embarrassed for him). I think the guy was a bit miffed by this as he made some comment about how it’s only natural (honestly you couldn’t not have heard it). I smiled and looked at him … “better out than in” I said!

Camping with an ostomy! ⛺.

Back in July I went on my first proper camping trip with my ostomy! When I say “proper”, we weren’t in the middle of the wilderness without any facilities (we stayed at a very respectable campground in Cornwall that had more than adequate bathroom facilities), however it also wasn’t quite as upmarket or comfortable as my several glamping experiences with an ostomy! Glamping … think proper flushing ensuite toilet attached to our nice A-frame hut where we could actually stand up straight!!