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Sara Levitt spent 15 years making sure nobody saw her ostomy bag. These days, the celebrated model and social media influencer is known for sharing it with the world.
Two cancer diagnoses before 30, more than a dozen surgeries and the loss of most of his bowel could have broken Hugo Toovey. Instead, it gave him something to say.
Megan Wood spent sixteen years being told by medical professionals that her suffering was “normal”. Here’s what she’s learned about surviving – and challenging – a system that kept failing her.
Three things In Crowd editor Anja Christoffersen wishes she knew before getting an appendicostomy.
How a mishap at the shops led Michelle Hobson to turn years of medical dismissal into a community helping others navigate life with IBD.
Research is increasingly showing us that this condition doesn’t always stay within the reproductive system.
When her son was born with a rare disease, it pushed Megan Neisius into an unexpected role: becoming the expert in the room.
Ready to go deep? We find out what three women living with bladder and bowel leaks are hauling around town.
What’s normal – and when to worry. We spoke to clinicians and scoured health resources to find answers.
Most people don’t realise there are different types and functions of ostomies and stomas. Consider this your crash course in the basics.
A rundown of what financial support is available in Australia for people living with bowel and bladder conditions.
One in 50 of us have nighttime bladder accidents. It’s time we started talking about it.
It affects one in three Australians and costs $100 billion a year. Here’s why that doesn’t add up.

