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Beyond the Pouch is a podcast series brought to you by Pelican, Respond and Eakin Healthcare, where your hosts, Rachel & Louise, dive into the world of ostomy through open and honest conversations, including the lives of many inspirational ostomates – so you can get to know them – Beyond the Pouch. Content disclaimer The views, opinions and experiences expressed in this podcast are the speaker’s own and should not be taken as clinical advice. Please contact your local stoma care nurse for ad ...
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E11: Anna Opens up About Her Journey to a Reversal and Back to a Stoma
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In this episode, Anna shares her story of being diagnosed with Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC) as a newborn to undergoing emergency surgery for an ileostomy, then navigating a reversal and returning to life with a stoma. Content disclaimer The views, opinions and experiences expressed in this podcast are the speaker’s own and should not be taken as…
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E9: Nikki Opens up About Adapting to Life as a New Ostomate
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In this episode, Nikki shares her journey of adjusting to life as a new ostomate, discussing her challenges with mental health and the process of coming to terms with her stoma. Content disclaimer The views, opinions and experiences expressed in this podcast are the speaker’s own and should not be taken as clinical advice. Please contact your local…
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E10: Chris Opens Up About Mental Health & Relationships With A Stoma
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In this episode, Chris opens up about mental health struggles and overcoming emotional challenges with a stoma. Not only this, Chris' wife, Rachel, makes a special feature as she shares her experience taking care of a loved one with a stoma. Content disclaimer The views, opinions and experiences expressed in this podcast are the speaker’s own and s…
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E8: Jeremy Eakin on the Story of Eakin and the First Cohesive® Seal
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In this episode, Jeremy Eakin, former CEO of Eakin Healthcare, shares the story of Eakin and how it started as a family-owned business. Alongside this, he also talks about the development of the first Cohesive® seal. Content disclaimer The views, opinions and experiences expressed in this podcast are the speaker’s own and should not be taken as cli…
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E7: Summer on Barbie Butt Surgery, Relationships & Body Confidence with a Stoma
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In this episode, Summer shares her experience of being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, undergoing stoma surgery, and Barbie butt surgery, all within a span of three years. She also talks about coping with relationships and body confidence with a stoma. Content disclaimer The views, opinions and experiences expressed in this podcast are the speak…
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E6: Keith Shares How He Maintains a Positive Attitude With a Stoma, Raising Awareness & His Diabetes Diagnosis
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In this episode, Keith shares how he maintains a positive attitude while living with ulcerative colitis and a stoma, his keenness for raising awareness and his experience being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Content disclaimer The views, opinions and experiences expressed in this podcast are the speaker’s own and should not be taken as clinical ad…
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E5: Natalie Discusses Pregnancy, Contraceptives & Periods with Crohn's Disease
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In this episode of Beyond the Pouch, Natalie opens up about her experience with undiagnosed Crohn's during pregnancy, the challenges she faced with contraceptives while having a stoma, experiencing a Crohn's flare in the vagina, dealing with heavy periods and much more. Content disclaimer The views, opinions and experiences expressed in this podcas…
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E4: Ant's Ulcerative Colitis Story & Greatest Moments with a Stoma
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In this episode of Beyond the Pouch, Ant opens up about being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis during university, how he manages a prolapsed stoma and adapting to stoma life while maintaining a positive energy throughout. Ant also touches on how he doesn't let his stoma hold him back — from becoming a ambassador for the ostomy community, to runnin…
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E3: Mohammad's Battle with Colon Cancer & Raising Awareness for Ethnic Minority Groups
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In this episode of Beyond the Pouch, Mohammad opens up about his battle with colon cancer, along with having emergency stoma surgery after the tumour in his abdomen grew to the size of a watermelon. Mohammad also shares his passion for being an advocate for the cancer and stoma community, as well as raising awareness for ethnic minority groups in t…
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E2: Phillipa Opens Up About Almost Losing Her Life, Travelling With A Stoma & Changing Her Bag At 38,000 Feet
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In this episode of Beyond the Pouch, Phillipa opens up about almost losing her life due to multiple organ failure whilst she was in a coma, as well as having sepsis, C.difficile and a perforation of her bowel. A month before this, Phillipa had a stoma formed after being diagnosed with both Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, but unfortunately d…
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In this episode, Rachel and Louise open up about their stoma stories, including navigating the ups and downs of life with an ostomy. Rachel discusses both her and her son living life with a stoma as a result of Hirschsprung's Disease, while Louise opens up about her Crohn's journey, along with waking up to her first stoma as a result of a C-section…
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