Over the years we’ve collected a number of informative posts and online resources to assist ostomates, their families, and practictioners. Here are links to some of our most popular content.
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The Ostomy Book: Living Comfortably with Colostomies, Ileostomies, and Urostomies Both for book and Kindle |
Questions & Answers About Ulcerative Colitis | ||
| The Foul Bowel: 101 Ways to Survive and Thrive With Crohn’s Disease | Living with Crohn’s & Colitis: A Comprehensive Naturopathic Guide for Complete Digestive Wellness | ||
| The New Eating Right for a Bad Gut : The Complete Nutritional Guide to Ileitis, Colitis, Crohn’s Disease, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
Some of the stories about living with an ostomy, tips for better living, inspirational stories of overcoming cancer, Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis.
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I’d Like to Buy a Bowel, Please Stories from eighty contributors - individuals with ostomy, health care practitioners and those who support about the daily challenges of living with an ostomy in this often humorous and pithy read. |
Positive Options for Living with Your Ostomy: Self-Help and Treatment Practical guidelines and support for ostomy patients and families. |
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Yes We Can! Advice for traveling and tips for living with an ostomy. This book is highly rated and provides firsthand experience from ostomates that is useful for ostomates young and old, as well as nurses working in the field who are often asked for advice. |
It’s In the Bag and Under the Covers Specific to sex, dating and intimacy for ostomates, “It’s in the Bag and Under teh Covers” answers questions and frankly discusses the topic of intercourse and relationships for both ostomates and their partners. A great read for those with uncertainties, misgivings about their physical apperance or seeking tips to best enjoy sex. |
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Yes We Can! Advice for traveling and tips for living with an ostomy. This book is highly rated and provides firsthand experience from ostomates that is useful for ostomates young and old, as well as nurses working in the field who are often asked for advice. |
Beating the Alternative A story about a man whose life is turned around when diagnosed with colon cancer. |
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My Journey: Conquering Ulcerative Colitis: a memoir Victoria Blaitewicz guides you through her own challanges and successes against ulcerative colitis as both an inspiring and educational story for those and those with familiy members who suffer from UC. |
In 2010, the American Nurses Association now recognized wound, ostomy, and continence as a nursing specialty. Here are some resources for study, reference, and to provide the best care for patients.
| Ostomy Care (Quickstudy Laminated Sheet) | Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Secrets | ||
| 100 Questions & Answers About Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: A Lahey Clinic Guide | COCN Exam Flashcard Study System: COCN Test Practice Questions & Review for the WOCNCB Certified Ostomy Care Nurse Exam | ||
| COCN Exam Flashcard Study System: COCN Test Practice Questions & Review for the WOCNCB Certified Ostomy Care Nurse Exam | CWON Exam Flashcard Study System: CWON Test Practice Questions & Review for the WOCNCB Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse Exam |
This event was held on November 2nd, 2011 at Birmingham Town Hall. Each year, Ostomy Lifestyle organizes the swimwear and underwear fashion show as one of their events to promote positive living with an ostomy. See their site to learn more about the models from the 2011 show as well as the Facebook page.
This is a running list of the Ostomy, IBD, Crohns and Colitis events I’m aware of right now. There are a ton of events planned for 2011, and this is hardly a definitive list. If you know of an event that is not listed below, please use the contact form or add them by submitting a comment below that includes a link to their Events Page. Thank you!
Ostomy Support Groups Team 8th Annual Colon Cancer Challenge (link)
UOAA National Conference (link)
Last year, we posted a list of Ostomy books for 2010. This year, I grabbed a selection of new (or revised) published titles for 2010 to add to your reading list in 2011. Each of these is linked directly to the book on Amazon.
Enjoy!
A few stories about overcoming cancer, Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis published in 2010:
In 2010, the American Nurses Association now recognized wound, ostomy, and continence as a nursing specialty. Of course, there are exams to take. Here are three flashcard study systems for the exams:
