Pouching
A couple’s story of Crohn’s disease, caregiving and family
By Alexa
Articles in the Summer 2025 Issue
Peristomal Skin Care
How to prevent, identify and treat skin breakdowns
By Laura Herbe, BSN, RN, CWOCN
Colonic Diverticulosis
Understanding this common reason for colostomy surgery
By David E. Beck, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Loving Life
Advice on depression and staying healthy with an ostomy
By Robert A. Winfree, Ph.D
11 Cancer Treatments
A collection of proven alternative therapies
By FLCCC Alliance
Al “Mr. 59” Geiberger
Iconic golfer recounts playing with a colostomy
By Rolf Benirschke
Vitamin B-12 Deficiency
By Lisa Andrews, Med, RD, LD
Ask Doctor Beck
- Ostomy Reversal
- Drooping Stoma
- Bladder Control
- Food Phobia
- Wart-like Bump
- Diabetes
Ask Nurse Anita
What are barrier rings?
By Anita Prinz, RN, MSN, CWOCN
Divorce, Dating and Intimacy
A personal journey from disease to surgery to a new life
By Michael Hassett
Ask Nurse Coulter
Board-Certified Ostomy Nurse Linda A. Coulter, BNS, MS, RN, CWOCN, answers questions about:
- Assisted Care
- Granulomas
- Broken Arm
- Tough Scar
- Moldable vs. Cut-to-Fit
- Swimming on vacation
Ask the Ostomate
Using the “tube technique” to control output during a pouch change
Scars and Adhesions
Techniques to improve healing, function and aesthetics
By Charlotte Foley, MS OTR/L, CBIS
The Human Colon
Its main functions and how ostomates can live without it
By David E. Beck, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Wonderful Witch Hazel
A reader rediscovers a way to soothe her sore skin
By Chuckie McHenry
Operative Reconstruction for the Challenging Ostomy
A reader rediscovers a way to soothe her sore skin
By David E. Beck, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.R.S.
The Tube Technique
Change your pouch like a pro while keeping your peristomal skin clean
By Margaret Heale, RN, MSc, CWOCN
