Colostomy UK

Colostomy UK Colostomy UK is a charity that SUPPORTS and EMPOWERS people living with a stoma. We’re here for you. We are Colostomy UK.

Here if you have questions, need support or just want to talk to someone who lives with a stoma. Your voice on the bigger issues: advocates for your rights and campaigning to raise awareness of what matters to you; running projects to empower you; building communities to support you.

07/06/2026

As Volunteers’ Week comes to a close, we want to say a huge thank you to every Colostomy UK volunteer. 💙

The impact our volunteers make is impossible to measure. They provide reassurance when it’s needed most, helping people navigate life with a stoma through understanding, empathy and lived experience.

It costs around £500 to recruit, train and support each new volunteer, but the difference they make is priceless.

If the stories we've shared this week have inspired you, please consider making a donation. Your support will help us train more volunteers and ensure no one has to face life-changing surgery alone.

Thank you to every volunteer. Colostomy UK is stronger because of you.

Donate today: https://www.colostomyuk.org/donate/

07/06/2026

Meet Jasmine, one of our inspiring volunteers. Volunteers play a vital role in helping people affected by stoma surgery feel supported, understood and less alone.

If you’d like to support people living with a stoma, we’d love to hear from you.

Find out more about volunteering with Colostomy UK: https://www.colostomyuk.org/get-involved/become-a-volunteer

06/06/2026

Meet Isobel, one of our wonderful Helpline volunteers. Isobel has lived with a stoma for 16 years and is passionate about supporting others.

This Volunteers’ Week, we’re celebrating the incredible volunteers who make our support services possible, from answering helpline calls to sharing lived experience and helping people feel less alone.

This Volunteers' Week, we're celebrating the incredible volunteers who help make our support services possible. From answering helpline calls and providing one-to-one support, to sharing lived experience and helping people feel less alone, our volunteers are at the heart of everything we do.

If you'd like to say thank you, please consider making a donation today. Every gift helps us continue providing free support, information and connection to people living with a stoma.

Donate today and help us be there when we're needed most: https://www.colostomyuk.org/donate

We're delighted to welcome Blackpool Zoo to our growing list of stoma-friendly toilet venues.Blackpool Zoo has upgraded ...
05/06/2026

We're delighted to welcome Blackpool Zoo to our growing list of stoma-friendly toilet venues.

Blackpool Zoo has upgraded 11 toilet cubicles across the park to better support people living with a stoma, helping visitors enjoy their day out with greater confidence, dignity and independence.

Simple changes such as shelves, hooks, mirrors and disposal facilities can make a huge difference when someone needs to change or manage their stoma away from home. For many people living with a stoma, access to suitable toilet facilities is the difference between feeling able to go out and staying at home.

A huge thank you to the team at Blackpool Zoo for recognising these needs and taking action to make their facilities more inclusive. 💜

Find out more about our campaign and how your organisation can get involved: https://www.colostomyuk.org/campaigns/toilets/

05/06/2026

Meet Ruth, one of our incredible volunteers who has helped campaign for toilets. 💜

Living with a stoma herself, Ruth understands how important a stoma friendly acessible toilet is for people living with a stoma. Through her volunteering and campaigning work, she’s helped raise awareness of the practical changes that can make a huge difference = helping people feel more confident, comfortable and included when out and about.

Volunteers like Ruth play a vital role in challenging stigma and creating positive change for the stoma community.

If you’d like to support people living with a stoma and help campaign for change, we’d love to hear from you.

Learn more about the Stoma Friendly Toilets campaign: https://www.colostomyuk.org/campaigns/toilets/

Take a look at our stoma-friendly toilet venues across the UK on our website! There are over 1290 venues and growing!Thi...
04/06/2026

Take a look at our stoma-friendly toilet venues across the UK on our website! There are over 1290 venues and growing!

This work forms part of our ongoing campaign to improve public toilet provision and reduce stigma. We welcome organisations who would like to join the initiative and help create more inclusive spaces: https://www.colostomyuk.org/information/stoma-friendly-toilets-finder/

04/06/2026

Meet Suzanne, one of our wonderful Telephone Befriending volunteers. Suzanne has been living with an ileostomy for over ten years and now supports others by sharing her lived experience and offering a listening ear.

Our Telephone Befriending Service helps people living with a stoma who may be experiencing loneliness or isolation by connecting them with trained volunteers who understand life with a stoma because they live with one too.

Thank you, Suzanne, for helping others feel supported, understood and less alone. 💜

If you’d like to support people living with a stoma, we’d love to hear from you.

Find out more about volunteering with Colostomy UK: https://www.colostomyuk.org/get-involved/become-a-volunteer

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