UOAA National Conference Speaker Ted Leamy shares reflections on moving forward in ostomy life. “Over time I’ve noticed the journey with an ostomy isn’t one continuous road. It shifts, and it has stages. Understanding where you are in these stages can help make sense of current challenges and hint at what might be next in life.| United Ostomy Associations of America
For most of my life, I measured the time it would take me to make it safely to the bathroom. If the bathroom dash was an Olympic event, I’d have […]| United Ostomy Associations of America
A couple years ago, I wasn’t thinking much about my health. I was a little overweight, but nothing alarming. Life was busy working full-time while chasing around two wild but […]| United Ostomy Associations of America
When you get an ostomy, most of the advice you’ll hear is practical. It comes in boxes and routines: bags and baseplates, barrier strips and rings. There’s talk of wear […]| United Ostomy Associations of America
People who have or will have surgery, caregivers, family, friends and medical professionals are invited to attend and benefit from lifelong learning and emotional support. Contact the local UOAA Affiliated Support Group (ASG) leader for exact meeting locations and times and more information.| United Ostomy Associations of America
Our Advocacy Agenda is grounded in the core values that form UOAA’s vision: A society where people with ostomies or continent diversions are universally accepted and supported socially, economically, medically, and psychologically.| United Ostomy Associations of America
UOAA is dedicated to providing the public with more information about UOAA's priority issues that ostomy activists are advocating for right now.| United Ostomy Associations of America
August 14-16, 2025| United Ostomy Associations of America
UOAA often hears from the ostomy community about their struggles with getting quantities of ostomy supplies that are over the Medicare allowable limits. UOAA recognizes that the process to obtain supplies beyond the maximum amount is difficult to navigate and is not well understood.| United Ostomy Associations of America
Celebrate Ostomy Awareness across the country with the 2023 Run for Resilience Ostomy 5k. Events in October 2024 to benefit the United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA).| United Ostomy Associations of America
10 Years of the Run for Resilience Ostomy 5k| United Ostomy Associations of America
Colleen Reddington’s Ostomy Story I’m interested in sharing my story because I know I am lucky to have a smart nurse practitioner for a sister who has advocated for me […]| United Ostomy Associations of America
An ileostomy is a surgically created opening in the abdominal wall through which digested food passes. The end of the ileum (the lowest part of the small intestine) is brought through the abdominal wall to form a stoma.| United Ostomy Associations of America
