Guides and Educational Resources

This guide explores practical tools and strategies to help you take care of your emotional wellbeing while living with a stoma. Written by Caroline Rudoni, a Stoma Care Nurse and Dr Zainab Noor, a Clinical Psychologist.

This article written by Dr Zainab Noor explores why sleep can feel so fragile after stoma surgery and offer psychological ways to ease the fear of your stoma bag leaking, rebuild a sense of safety, and support your body’s return to rest.

This article written by Dr Zainab Noor explores how stoma surgery can affect how people feel about their bodies. It looks at how the ways we try to protect ourselves can sometimes make us feel even more distant from our bodies and shares simple, practical steps to help rebuild a sense of connection and comfort over time.

This article written by Dr Zainab Noor describes some of the possible experiences related to pulling away from social life related to the challenges of living with an ostomy, and how small habits meant to protect you can keep you isolated.

This CPD-accredited course explores the role of fixation devices, also including urinary sheaths within continence care, focusing on how they enhance patient comfort and ensure stability, including the secure attachment of drainage bags.

Three case studies, conducted by podiatrists, demonstrate how the Appeel Sterile Spray supports atraumatic dressing removal, especially for patients with fragile skin often seen with diabetes and peripheral arterial disease.

This case study, written by Community Specialist Nurse Anna Moseley, explores the use of the CliniSure urinary sheath system in a patient with Parkinson’s disease and multiple comorbidities, highlighting how a tailored continence solution helped reduce fall risk, improve sleep, and restore quality of life for both patient and caregiver.

Designed for Stoma Care Nurses and healthcare professionals who support patients with a stoma. This CPD-accredited course provides insights and advice about supporting stoma patients with their sexual wellbeing.

An easy to understand guide to urinary catheterisation including what to expect from the procedure and how to maintain your catheter afterwards.

Mr Red*, a 75 year-old gentleman, had his urostomy formed following a cystectomy for bladder cancer. His stoma was flat and flush to the skin, making it difficult for a stoma pouch to achieve a secure seal. This resulted in numerous leaks and harmed Mr Red’s physical and psychological wellbeing.

Ms Orange* is a 78-year-old lady who had an end-colostomy formed in 2020 following a total abdominal hysterectomy. Ms Orange has a large, rounded stomach where the stoma is poorly spouted and flush to the skin. When sat upright, the stoma sits within a recessed area, and this can be exaggerated by movement.

Ms Yellow* had an end colostomy formed following an emergency Hartmann’s procedure for perforation due to diverticular disease. Ms Yellow had no previous bowel related medical history, however, there was a history of falls which affected her stoma care.