OC SPOTLIGHT: Vivian Huang, MD is using her personal experience to help women with IBD conceive.
Dr. Huang’s experience with ulcerative colitis was so profound, it influenced her choice of specialty.
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INSPIRATION
Be inspired by ostomates from all around the world.
All of these exceptional women have won awards this year for their public advocacy efforts.
Winner, winner! Inspirational role models we look up to.
These Hirschsprung’s kids have the best smiles that will bring happiness to your day.
Warning: cuteness overload!
Take a look at these ab-solutely inspiring ostomates on Instagram.
They make us want to do crunches ASAP!
No More Secrets: An enlightening film that reveals the stigma of having an ostomy in India.
Anisha Vijayan no longer wants ostomies to be a shameful secret in South Asia.
Dr. Paul Wischmeyer’s research on "changing care to improve surgical outcomes" is a real eye-opener.
In the doctor’s own words: “Malnutrition is truly an epidemic.”
178 Youth Rally campers met up in Colorado this summer and had the most amazing week.
SO. MANY. AMAZING. MOMENTS.
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6 key exercises to strengthen core abdominal muscles for parastomal hernia prevention.
These techniques can be performed at home and at your own pace.
Not everyone wants to be 100 percent open about their “hidden" disability.
I have pyoderma gangrenosum. Don’t Google it.
This neatly encapsulates my life with Crohn’s: hospitals, hopelessness and heaven-sent support.
Not only had the ileostomy saved my life, it had changed it too.
RANT: After a mad dash to four emergency rooms in 6 days, I'm bringing my rant forward.
Not to brag, but it seems like I'm the one with M.D. after my name.
Nobody at work or my peripheral friends know I have an ostomy—and that’s just the way I like it.
I admire all of you ostomates who tell the world loud and proud that you have an ostomy.
Well this is all new! Getting used to life with an ileostomy, urostomy and no backside.
The road to recovery starts in the mind.
These are my best travel tips for ostomates from nearly 7 years on the road.
The most important thing is to enjoy your trip!
What To Do When You Feel Overwhelmed With Ostomy Life
Advice from an ostomate and Licensed Clinical Social Worker for when it all feels like too much.
The most common and entertaining questions asked about my ileostomy (and how I answered them).
People are always so fascinated when they find out I have an ostomy.
Despite all the positives, some ostomates still have an extremely difficult time with acceptance.
Not everyone copes with ostomy surgery in the same way.
My stomach pain proved to be advanced ovarian cancer, and I didn’t like the odds.
You never know how you are going to react when you hear something so devastating.
HOW I DID IT: I took a trip to Asia for three weeks with my medical equipment alongside.
It was a tremendous challenge with a gastrostomy, ileostomy and TPN... but absolutely worth it!
What the #AerieREAL campaign means to me as a young woman with an ostomy.
For those who may not understand why representation is important.
Waiting years for a cancer diagnosis made me realize the importance of taking responsibility for my health.
You know your body. You know if something is wrong, and I knew.