Ostomy Camp: In 2009, I was for­tu­nate enough to be able to attend the Ostomy Camp all week. Wow, was it an expe­ri­ence.… read more

Ulcer­a­tive Col­i­tis This arti­cle defines ulcer­a­tive col­i­tis and dis­cusses symp­toms, asso­ci­ated prob­lems, and treat­ments avail­able for the dis­ease.… read more

Crohns Dis­ease This arti­cle defines Crohn’s dis­ease and dis­cusses symp­toms, com­pli­ca­tions, and treat­ments avail­able for the dis­ease…read more

Colon Can­cer This arti­cle dis­cusses the symp­toms and treat­ment options for colon can­cer and rec­tal can­cer, includ­ing a brief look at alter­na­tive… read more

Blad­der Can­cer This arti­cle dis­cusses the symp­toms and treat­ment options for bowel can­cer. It also lists orga­ni­za­tions that offer sup­port for patients who require urostomy surgery. read more

After Surgery Ostomy Care The patient’s real work begins after ostomy surgery ends and the recov­ery process begins. Over the next days, weeks… read more

Cal­gary Ostomy Soci­ety (COS) Being that it is run by vol­un­teers the ded­i­ca­tion of each per­son involved comes from the heart… read more

20/40 Sup­port Group Calgary’s first 20/40 group started in early 2004. This group plays a impor­tant role giv­ing sup­port to new and old Osto­m­ates…read more

Nutri­tion– High Out­put Ostomy Some tips and guide­lines for patients who have an out­put of more than 1000 mLs ( 4 cups)a day… read more

My jour­ney of pulling through It’s amaz­ing how com­fort­able I am now with my life with an Ostomy … read more

Pos­si­ble Com­pli­ca­tions of Ostomy Surgery. What to Expect from Your Hos­pi­tal Visit… read more

Anatomy of Ostomy SurgeryThe body needs to elim­i­nate waste. It’s a process most peo­ple take… read more

Why Do Peo­ple Have an Ostomy? All Ostomy surg­eries serve the same basic pur­pose: a stoma to pro­vide the body with an alter­nate… read more

His­tory of Ostomy Surgery:The Early Days Until the late 1700’s, a bowel block­age was almost always fatal. Since physi­cians had no knowl­edge.….read more

Con­va­Tec Mold­able Tech­nol­ogy. Con­va­Tec mold­able skin bar­rier tech­nol­ogy has improved the lives of Osto­m­ates again. Work­ing with patients… read more

A Tale of Two Ostomy Hero’s If you have recently become an Osto­m­ate, you may have con­cerns about how your Ostomy will limit your phys­i­cal activ­ity. The good news is that the fact that you have an Ostomy keep you from doing the things you love. Fol­low­ing are two inspi­ra­tional exam­ples of Osto­m­ates who have per­formed amaz­ing feats…read more

Per­sonal Sto­ries — Liv­ing with a Ostomy

Becom­ing Friends with your Body In our heal­ing from Ostomy surgery becom­ing friends with our new body is part of the heal­ing process… read more

Per­scrip­tions Drug Addic­tion Good or Bad?
Liv­ing with Crohns, been in pain and hos­pi­tal so long I ended up devel­op­ing a pre­scrip­tion drug addic­tion. This kind of drug addic­tion is not nec­es­sar­ily a bad thing.. read more

Yes­ter­day I Cried
I have been going through a lot of emo­tions lately, like my mind has a new per­son liv­ing in there. With all the changes in life, look­ing for­ward into the unknown…read more

It’s Ok To Cry
Like most I feel bad, ashamed about cry­ing and most of the time unable to do it. We push back those tears. Remem­ber when you were a kid and you would have a cry…read more

Con­trol­ling Crohns Dis­ease
I thought that I was con­trol­ling the dis­ease. Up until my surgery at 23, I had in my mind the thoughts that I was doing well con­trol­ling my crohns with diet and prayer…read more

Accept­ing the Hos­pi­tal
One night in bed I insisted on being left alone I had an out of body expe­ri­ence and real­ized that I was going to die. I was in bed yet my spirit had sunk below the bed through…read more

Poor Me Stage
This is usu­ally one of the first stages of dis­ease. For me this was most of my teen years. Being in pain all the time, hav­ing to limit my social activ­i­ties, I was the vic­tim… read more