Endless Adventure
Life on the edge with action sports photographer Ben Moon
By Rolf Benirschke
Articles in the Fall 2024 Issue
Continent Urinary Diversions
Living with the two most popular continent options decades
By Zachary L. Smith, MD
Gas and Deodorants
Managing flatulence and stool odor with a stoma
By Jason Mihalopoulos, MPH, MBS, MS Nutrition
Chemotherapy and Radiation Treatments
When and how these are used for ostomy patients
By David E. Beck, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Do You Need Skin-Prep®?
Who should and who shouldn’t use a skin barrier under their pouch
By Linda A. Coulter, BSN, MS, RN, CWOCN
Urostomy Hacks
How to adapt, connect and lengthen tubing
By Robert A. Winfree, PhD
Ordering Essentials
Practical tips to get the ostomy supplies you need
By Edgepark
Ask Doctor Beck
- Antibiotic Capsules
- “Barbie Butt”
- Phantom Rectum
- Weight Loss Drugs
- IRA Surgery
- Hartman’s Pouch
- Blockage
Healing Surgery Incisions
What to do if your ostomy incision is falling apart at the seam
By Joan Junkin, MSN, APRN-CNS
Complexity of Convexity
Understanding the differences between convex pouching systems
By Anita Prinz, RN, MSN, CWOCN
Bicycling with an Ostomy
Getting back on the saddle with a stoma
By Heidi Skiba
Anxiety and an Ostomy
Coping strategies for when a stoma can cause stressful feelings
By Nina Hayes, AADP, E-RYT 500, Reiki II
Ask Nurse Coulter
Board-Certified Ostomy Nurse Linda A. Coulter, BNS, MS, RN, CWOCN, answers questions about:
- Pancaking
- Above the Beltline
- Jury Duty
- Bladder Removal
- White Bump on Stoma
- Frequent Emptying
Ask Nurse Anita
Board-Certified Ostomy Nurse Anita Prinz, RN, CWOCN, answers a reader’s question about a prolapsed ostomy/stoma.
Young Osto-Mate Outreach
All About Output
How ostomy surgery and what we eat impacts stoma output
By Lisa Andrews, MEd, RD, LD
Advice From Adam
How to transform the experience of pouch changes
By Adam R. Katz
Osmani Gonzalez
Surviving colorectal cancer, reversal complications,
and living with faith & perseverance
By UOAA
Swim Confidently
From public pools to open ocean to hot tubs, go ahead and jump in
By Ed Pfueller, UOAA Outreach and Communications Manager