This week marked the launch of the IBD UK Report, Crohn’s and Colitis Care in the UK: The Hidden Cost and a Vision for Change. This report has been many years in the making, culminating the most comprehensive study of IBD services ever carried out in the UK. This…
"Patient, 34, DIES after judge ruled he had right to refuse operation because he did not want to live with a permanent stoma bag." (Daily Mail, 10 June 2020) Some of you may have seen this headline earlier this month. A heart-breaking story particularly for the stoma community…
Hello and welcome to My Friend Wendy. My name is Rhian. As a Crohn's sufferer, I always knew that I might need to have a stoma bag one day but I thought I would live through my 20s, 30s and maybe even my 40s without needing a bag.…
