Living With An Ostomy Tips and News
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Though She Be But Little, She is Fierce!
By Stealth Belt, December 03, 2019My daughter, Isabella, is soon turning 6 years old and has conquered many mountains with her ileostomy, since January 2017. Bella was born with Long Segment Hirschsprung Disease, that took her entire colon and has been linked to her other condition; Cartilage Hair Hypoplasia (a form of dwarfism). Since discovering Stealth Belt her quality of life and the ability to live it to the fullest have improved! Now we have discovered even more ways that Stealth Belt has improved Bella’s quality of sleep and ability to handle medical procedures.
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Be Brave! Be Bella Brave!
By Stealth Belt, July 12, 2019A mother's tale about her brave daughter, Bella, and her unwavering warrior spirit through 17 surgeries, a bone marrow transplant, and over 600 days in the hospital.
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly:
By Stealth Belt, October 03, 2018From graduating with a Master's degree, to her first post-surgery pull-up, Molly explores the good, the bad, and the ugly when trying to overcome setbacks with her ostomy.
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Rebuilding Core Strength After Ostomy Surgery
By Stealth Belt, April 10, 2018Generally, I never considered that I had to stop doing the things I did before my ostomy, so when I recovered from surgery I simply carried on. Oh sure, of course I worried about how to keep my ostomy snug and secure during activities. I was also nervous about causing a hernia, but I was way more nervous about having an accidental leak or blow out. This is the point when I discovered Stealth Belt. With proper support, I knew I could do just about anything.
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4 Steps For Transitioning Off A Low Residue Diet
By Stealth Belt, March 21, 2018A low residue diet is typically prescribed following bowel surgery as a means to “rest” the bowel and allow for recovery. Low residue foods are foods that contain next-to- no fiber, as the fiber can obstruct and/or irritate the intestinal tract. However, this diet is also lacking in nutrition, which is why it is meant to be only temporary. So, how do you transition off of the low residue diet safely?
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Do You Know What You Are Missing?
By Stealth Belt, March 14, 20182012, once I was home and well on my way to recovering from bowel surgery, I was struck by one
overwhelming question—what absorbs where? You see, after several years competing in endurance
sports, I knew that the primary role of my colon was the absorption of water and with that came key
minerals, particularly electrolytes. So, I obsessed. If I am missing my colon, will I always be deficient in electrolytes? And, if that was true, then what else should I be concerned about? -
Ensure Optimal Nutrition for Post-Operative Recovery
By Stealth Belt, March 06, 2018Following bowel surgery, particularly in the case of an ostomy, your surgeon will prescribe a Low Residue Diet for six to twelve weeks (maybe longer depending on your unique situation). A Low Residue Diet is essential in order to “rest” the bowel and allow for unencumbered recovery of the GI tract.
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Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month (Part. 1)
By Stealth Belt, March 01, 2018Hello! My name is Trish. In 2012, I was diagnosed with stage-4 colon cancer. I was 46 years old at the time and (I thought) in perfect health. That is, until I wasn’t.
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Molly's New Year Resolutions
By Stealth Belt, January 10, 2018The Christmas tree has been taken down, the New Year’s Eve confetti has been vacuumed up, and that can only mean one thing: it’s time to tackle those New Year’s Resolutions.
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Rugby Player Trey Johnson Reviews Stealth Belt
By Stealth Belt, January 02, 2018Aloha Richard-First off I'd like to say mahalo so so much for representing stealth belts finest quality in ostomy support. -
My first month with an ostomy.
By Stealth Belt, November 14, 2017Here is what I’ve learned:
This journey has taught me ALOT about myself. That I am passionate about bringing awareness, educating, sharing my journey and helping others in the process.
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Molly's Return to Physical Activity: A Gradual Approach
By Stealth Belt, November 02, 2017"When I found out that I was getting an ostomy, I got kind of scared. What if this surgery wouldn’t let me work out any more?"
Molly Olly Ostomy is back to discuss the details of her gradual approach back to physical activity, the challenges she's faced so far, and how she is working smarter instead of harder to achieve her goals. -
The Benefits of Proper Posture and Functional Movement for Ostomates
By Stealth Belt, October 17, 2017My aim now is to answer why it is important to have good posture with an ostomy by looking the general benefits of standing tall, dissecting the particular causes and effects of bad posture among ostomates, and then offer some tips on how to improve posture and functional movement patterns.
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MollyOllyOstomy: The First Two Months
By Stealth Belt, August 15, 2017"As soon as I found out I was going to be living with an ostomy, I did what any control freak receiving life-changing news would do: started spending hours and hours researching."
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A View From the Outside: Dating an Ostomate
By Stealth Belt, August 07, 2017Thanks to his stoma, my boyfriend has No Colon, but is Still Rollin’, and I wouldn’t want it any other way.
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Hydration Tips for Ostomates: Boston Marathon Finisher and Stealth Belt VP, Collin Jarvis
By Stealth Belt, July 25, 2017Learn about how surgery affects hydration, why hydration is so important, how to effectively hydrate throughout the day, and which hydration supplements work best in order for me to run 100 miles per week with an ostomy
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Rugby in a Stealth Belt
By Stealth Belt, May 17, 2017Loving life in his Stealth Belt. The hybrid style is put to the test with Trey and the football team.
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It's a small one 350 lbs.
By Stealth Belt, April 11, 2017Richard
I know that I told you that i would get you one soon, its a small one 350 lbs but I made sure that before it went off to Japan that I got a picture with it. -
Iceland Trip 2016
By Stealth Belt, February 20, 2017Collin Jarvis
Aug 4th, 2016
My good friend and former training partner, Michael Coe, pitched the idea to go visit our mutual friend in Iceland. How do you say no?
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Rebecca Zamolo
By Stealth Belt, February 01, 2016Rebecca was an extremely healthy and active girl all her life. She competed as an Elite gymnast, was a professional cheerleader, and even went on to run Division 1 Track & Field in college.