Respond & Eakin Healthcare

Beyond the Pouch

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Beyond the Pouch is a podcast series brought to you by Respond and Eakin Healthcare, where your hosts, Ant and Rachel, 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 advice and support.

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: beyondthepouch.buzzsprout.com

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Episodes

E3: Mohammad's Battle with Colon Cancer & Raising Awareness for Ethnic Minority Groups 05.09.2023 43:34

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 the stoma and medical field. Content disclaimer The...

E2: Phillipa Opens Up About Almost Losing Her Life, Travelling With A Stoma & Changing Her Bag At 38,000 Feet 08.08.2023 45:49

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 due to the perforation of her bowel, she had t...

E1: Navigating the Stoma World 03.07.2023 47:33

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. Content disclaimer The views, opinions...