“I have a night drainage system so I don’t have to get up every hour to drain my bag. If I don’t sleep with my night drainage on, I just get up, drain it and go back to sleep. It’s second nature.”

Jearlean: Living with two stomas since she was two years old

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“I’ve always slept on my side, having a stoma hasn’t changed that. If I have a leak when I’m asleep, I’ll wake up because my skin will itch and I’ll feel it and think, ‘oh, my pouch is full,’ the same way someone wakes up and says, ‘I have to go to the bathroom.’”

Stephanie: Living with a stoma since 2010

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