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Ostomy Features - Sarah Speaks To... Tanya
by Lisa Tate
Q & A with Tanya Sarah, @positively_stella: Tanya, @tanyalivingfree: You started with endometriosis what were your symptoms? My symptoms - I had really bad and heavy periods for years, fainting, vomiting, sickness, I could walk when I would first come on as...
Ostomy Features - Sarah Speaks To... Joy
by Lisa Tate
Q & A with Joy Sarah, @positively_stella: Joy, @uc.mamma: When did it all begin? My journey with IBD started in November 2017 when I started seeing blood when I went to the toilet, however I wasn’t diagnosed until my symptoms got much...
Ostomate's Stories - Jennie's Story
by Lisa Tate
My name is Jennie, I’m 31 years old and I have had my ileostomy for 3 years. My journey: My ileostomy and my diagnosis came as a shock to me as it was all very sudden. I had what I...
Ostomy Features - Sarah Speaks To... Jessica
by Lisa Tate
This week we feature Jessica's story. Sarah, @positively_stella: Jessica, @jessicarrrmary: Look out for the upcoming live chat between Sarah and Jessica on our Instagram @CUIWear Its coming up to 4 years that my IBD symptoms began and when first tested my Calprotectin came back...
Ostomy Features - Sarah Speaks To... Lauren
by Lisa Tate
This week Sarah asked Lauren several questions about her Ileostomy due to Chron's Disease Sarah, @positively_stella: Laura, @colonless_chronicles: 1. How do you feel having a permanent ileostomy? My outlook on having a permanent ileostomy has changed a lot over the years. My...
Ostomy Features - Sarah Speaks To... Amy
by Lisa Tate
I am Amy and I'm 29, I am a mum, a wife, a student and I am an Ostomate.
In the last 8 years I have had more surgeries then I can count on 2 hands and this ultimately left me with my stoma in February 2020. My stoma which is a colostomy was made permanent following my abdominoperineal resection in September 2020...
Ostomy Features - Sarah Speaks To... Vicky
by Lisa Tate

I was initially diagnosed with UC in 2017 after 6 months of debilitating symptoms... I was rushed for emergency ileostomy surgery on 18th July 2019 and woke up with my stoma who I affectionately named “Wilma”... It’s so important to raise awareness about ostomy's. No one would choose to have one, but they are one of the wonders of modern medicine and I am so incredibly proud to have mine.

Ostomy Features with Sarah
by Lisa Tate
We have an exciting new feature coming your way.
We will be talking with Ostomates and raising Ostomy awareness with Sarah, @positively_sarah
My name is Sarah and I am 31 years old. I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis which is a form of inflammatory bowel disease when I went just 16 years old...
Southern Team Leaders 10 Year Anniversary
by Lisa Tate
It has been an incredible 10 years working at CUI Wear. I feel very lucky and privileged to love what I do... We really have a great team ethos at CUI and we are all dedicated to help provide the appropriate ostomy/hernia support wear to people living with a stoma/hernia, so they can feel comfortable and confident to carry on their usual daily activities...
Ostomate's Stories - Beth's Story
by Lisa Tate
After having several long stays in hospital in 2018/2019 and not responding to medication but feeling more unwell by the day I decided enough was enough. I needed to take the medical advice which was to have surgery and stop being so stubborn! So in August 2019 I had a subtotal colectomy and ileostomy formation...
The BHIS™ Bra – Patient Safety Award Winner 2017
by Lisa Tate

The BHIS™ Bra has been shown to provide support and comfort following cardiothoracic surgery... It won best product for innovation at the Patient Safety Awards 2017, which is a great achievement for the product.

Ostomate's Stories - Shane's Story
by Lisa Tate
My name is Shane and I live in the fantastic shire of Somerset... Fundamentally Support Wear was the most important piece of equipment I needed to help me physically. I tried various items, but I found products that worked for me well.
Ostomate Stories - Jackie's Story
by Lisa Tate
At the age of 23 I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis... The thing that made a huge difference after my surgery was discovering support wear that would hold my bag in place and make me feel secure. This gave me a huge lift in confidence.  In addition, I was able to return to the gym and exercise by wearing support underwear and a support belt.
Ostomate Stories - Ollie's Story
by Lisa Tate
I had to have surgery due to diverticulitis causing a fistula between my bowel and my bladder...  I feel that having the right support wear also added a level of confidence and comfort when I initially started out as it can be weird exercising with a bag hanging off you to start!