Stoma swimmer travels to Kenya to help women adapting to life after a colostomy Having overcome her own difficulties with a stoma, and going on to swim the English Channel, Gill Castle set up a ...

Gill came up with the idea of climbing Kilimanjaro to raise money for her charity, Chameleon Buddies, which helps women in ...

Twenty-five-year-old Tilly King is on Tinder, Bumble and Hinge — “the ‘toxic trio’,” she jokes. One of her Hinge prompts is ‘What’s the most spontaneous thing you’ve ever done?’ to which she answers, ...

A group of women with Crohn's disease have stripped off for a lingerie calendar to end the stigma around stoma bags. The calendar girls have all undergone surgery to remove parts of their intestines ...

'Being diagnosed with bowel cancer has meant I've learned to appreciate my body,' says Adele Roberts. (Women’s Health UK/Zoe McConnell/PA Media) Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts has graced the latest Women's ...

Women posing in their underwear after overcoming an enormous challenge - be it related to body image, illness or surgery - has become a powerful way of showing the world that they are far from beaten.

Radio 1 presenter Adele Roberts has said she loves her body “more than ever” as she appeared on the cover of Women’s Health UK with a visible stoma bag. The 43-year-old presenter revealed in October ...

In September 2023, Gill Castle became the first person with a stoma to swim the channel and now she is embarking on a new challenge. She is leading 16 women – most of whom have suffered birth trauma, ...