Las Vegas Nevada. Our third visit to this mind blowing magical place. Our first visit was in 2002 when we got married in the Little White Chapel. 7 months before this I was given yet another chance at life & had my ileostomy done & so married the wo

I like to push myself but I admit I was less nervous meeting the Queen than my wife & I giving our first ever talk on my life with an #ileostomy although after a few minutes loved every minute of it After 18yrs I’ve encountered so many different sc

@ileostomy_on_tour @heathers_mission many thanks ☺️

@ileostomy_on_tour @livingbeyondwellness thank you ☺️

Havana Cuba an absolute eye opening colourful dancing array of bright colours mixed with a smoky cigar haze & head smoothing rum & cocktails. While here & to see more than just the City we opted for a tobacco plantation tour & once again I was caugh

A week in San Francisco is never enough From behind the scenes in Alcatraz, catching sunset from the exercise yard over the Golden Gate Bridge, riding the outside of the tram to some of the tastiest New England Chowder & seafood I’ve ever tasted br

HIKING WITH AN ILEOSTOMY: Glorious weather & so completed the "Worlds most dangerous walkway" Caminito Del Rey in a massive Nature reserve in rural Spain & sad to say some new hand rails & slight improvements have been made so actually think it may h

@ileostomy_on_tour #baggeddude #ileostomy #spoonie #getyourbellyout #ibdwarrior #ostomyblogger #ibdawareness #ostomais #baggedboy #colostomybag #colitis #ostomia #ostomias #ostomyhiking

HYDRATION: 9yrs to the day this photo was taken of me & my hiking buddy Smudge while walking the coast to coast from Robin Hoods Bay to St Bees in Cumbria. 190 miles over 10 days in a surprise heat wave, straight across England carrying all of our ca

@nezuumii Hi mate, thanks for sharing the hydration recipe really handy 🖒 What do you do about emptying your bag when out on hikes? Planning on going on one this year and have an ileostomy myself

@ileostomy_on_tour @oooccoo hi, I use a two piece so it’s very easy to change if hiking in company & just double bag it and put it in my rucksack for bringing off the mountain & if in a generally quiet area or solo I just go to the toilet as normal but use toilet paper & get on with my hike. If I use wet wipes I always place these into a bag and again bring it off the mountain with me as most are made of plastic. If anyone sees although will try to hide (as anyone would in a wood etc) then hey ho life goes on 😉👍 I’m planning Kilimanjaro this year so that’ll be interesting as in a group of strangers 🤔

Attended a wedding at Beamish Hall this weekend with my beautiful wife, son & girlfriend & no one would ever know I’m celebrating also with my new ileostomy bag cover thanks @sarahssewingshed Positive bag half full type of guy #bagwhatbag @insta

@lukemelms It's encouraging to see you share from your journey. Thanks for sharing. I am in this fight with you. #chronicillnesswarrior

@ileostomy_on_tour @ostomyinspo give us osto lads a shout out 😉😀

A night away in a remote bothy. In February I decided to blow away the cobwebs & clear my mind with a 3hr hike through deep snow, on a beautiful sunny day in Teesdale to a very remote bothy, enjoying the solitude & peace & exhaustion and on arriving

With what felt like the quickest 5 days of my life with a foodie trip to the beautiful City of Prague now over, I must say apart from having to roll me off the plane it’s now 4th place on my favourite City list. Moscow, Las Vegas, Honolulu Hawaii the

This might have happened a little while ago but just had to share it. This is the moment when my hero 21yr old son McCauley noticed a man fall into Loddon marina (who couldn't swim) & was drowning & dived off the back of our boat (as we were reversin

Enjoying the night sky on a snowy mountain summit is always a great way to clear your mind & exercise the soul both physically & mentally. I’ve always loved and respected the great outdoors and it’s always an absolute pleasure meeting like minded peo

#noteverydisabilityisvisible Bottom picture in my old job as an intel operator on British nuclear submarines. 10yrs on ops worldwide sadly cut short as severely ill, although as I was a picture of health at the time, I struggled to convince people j

Today is naming day After 18yrs of calling my stoma “little shit” I’ve decided to call him tomas (play on stoma ovs ) for one main reason that my Nana hates swearing and goes mad with me for saying it Happy 18th year Tomas #stoma #colostomy #ileo

Having just returned from Russia their are a few pointers for us ileostomy club members. The toilet facilities were brilliant & inside the Kremlin they were perfect all big, immaculate & very hygienic & lots of them available. Even in a once secret K

Where’s the worst place you had to empty your bag? This was a tough one for me. Simply living the dream, well trying to until a snowy storm appeared and we abandoned our summit. My bag froze but hey ho hardly surprising and made emptying it a gone w

@autoivan_ Pretty fun rad 🙌🏻

@ileostomy_on_tour @autoivan_ 😀👍

Feels like Christmas everyday, opening presents full of beautiful much wanted gifts many thanks @convatec_uki #convatec #ileostomy #ileostomybag #travelwithbag #ileostomyontour #ulcerativecolitis #ibd #ibdawareness