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 How can having a stoma impact your sex life as a male? Can surgery cause erectile dysfunction? 

In this episode, Jack & Chris open up about how their sex lives have changed since having stoma surgery, and how they have dealt with new challenges. 

Learn more about Pelican Healthcare’s new innovative stoma pouch, Pelican ModaVi, over at www.pelicanmodavi.co.uk 

In this episode, Laura talks all about living life with 2 stomas, a Urostomy and Colostomy, along with her diagnosis with bladder cancer.

Learn more about Pelican Healthcare's new innovative stoma pouch, Pelican ModaVi, over at www.pelicanmodavi.co.uk 

Crohn's Disease is a chronic condition that causes inflammation of the digestive tract. In this episode, Louise chats to Jenny about her journey with Crohn's Disease and the symptoms she experienced, from hair loss to ulcers.

She also discusses how it led to her having a permanent stoma bag, along with the importance of raising awareness of IBD.

Learn more about Pelican Healthcare's new innovative stoma pouch, Pelican ModaVi, over at www.pelicanmodavi.co.uk 

Stoma surgery isn't always planned, which can sometimes mean adjusting to stoma life is more difficult to deal with. In this episode, Louise chats to Richard, Danny and Rupert on their experiences with having emergency surgery and coping with the unexpected shock.

Learn more about Pelican Healthcare's new innovative stoma pouch, Pelican ModaVi, over at www.pelicanmodavi.co.uk 

It's not uncommon to experience a leak or blockage with a stoma.

Louise chats to Hannah all about dealing with leaks and blockages with a stoma. They share their experiences, advice on how to deal with leaks and blockages, and symptoms to look out for.

Learn more about Pelican Healthcare's new innovative stoma pouch, Pelican ModaVi, over at www.pelicanmodavi.co.uk 

Sex and intimacy is an important part of life, and this shouldn't change after stoma surgery. A topic that isn't commonly discussed in the ostomy community, Louise is joined by Samantha & Elissa to discuss their experience having sex after surgery as a woman.

They discuss the do's and don'ts, overcoming barriers, and share advice for those who may be worried about sex after surgery.

Warning: adult content themes are discussed. 

Learn more about Pelican Healthcare's new innovative stoma pouch, Pelican ModaVi, over at www.pelicanmodavi.co.uk

Adjusting to life after stoma surgery can be hard mentally.

In this episode, Louise chats to Danny, Rupert and James about the mental health challenges they've dealt with from a male's perspective. They also talk about the ostomy community online and how it's helped them through their journey.

Learn more about Pelican Healthcare's new innovative stoma pouch, Pelican ModaVi, over at www.pelicanmodavi.co.uk 

What are periods like after surgery?

In this episode, Louise sits down with Shell and Ellie to discuss their experience having their first period after surgery and how their periods changed. They also discuss intimacy, contraceptives and having a smear test after surgery.

Learn about Pelican Healthcare's new innovative stoma pouch, Pelican ModaVi, over at www.pelicanmodavi.co.uk 

One in 10 women in the UK suffer from endometriosis, a condition where cells similar to the lining of the womb start to grow in other places. In this episode, Anna (@battlewithendo_ox) speaks openly about her battle with endometriosis and how it led to her having a permanent stoma bag.

Anna discusses the journey to her diagnosis, the symptoms she experienced and the challenges she faced after stoma surgery.

Learn about Pelican Healthcare's new innovative stoma pouch, Pelican ModaVi, over at www.pelicanmodavi.co.uk 

Living with a stoma can make daily tasks daunting, such as using public toilets, due to the general lack of understanding of invisible illnesses. In this episode, Keith, Rachel and Angelina share the challenges they've faced when using public toilets, and how the introduction of the #BeTheChange toilet signage will help overcome this.

We also learn more about Keith's stoma story as a bus driver, Rachel and her son Jake's journey living with Hirschsprung's disease, and Angelina's drive to set up her own ostomy fashion business, Aura Clothing. 

You can learn more about Pelican & Respond's #BeTheChange campaign over at bethechangeuk.com.