Resources

United Ostomy Association of America

Ostomy Magazine

• The Phoenix Magazine

Online Resources

Ostomy Care:

• Basic Ostomy Skin Care Guide by WOCN Society
• Ostomy Minute with Joy Hooper -Stoma Paste 
• Ostomy Minute with Joy Hooper-Creating a Good Seal Without Skin Residue
• Joy Hooper- Crusting Around An Ostomy Stoma

Exercises/Activity:

• Core Muscle Exercise for Ostomates
• Exercise Tips from Laura Cox, Shield’s Ostomy Lifestyle Specialist 
• Ostomy Exercise booklet from Colostomy UK

Nutrition/Diet:

• UOAA Ostomy Diet Guidelines
• Coloplast Ileostomy Specific Information

 

Manufactures of Ostomy Supplies

Samples can be requested by contacting the company

• Coloplast
• ConvaTec
• Cymed
• Hollister
• Marlen
• Nu-Hope
• Safe n Simple
• Securi-T
• Torbot

Local Distributors

• Anything Medical – Bullhead City
• Uptown Drug – Kingman

Internet/Mail Order Distributors

• Comfort Medical
• Edgepark 
• Nextra Health
• Parthenon
• Shield
• Preferred Home Care

Free Ostomy Supplies (donate to or request supplies)

• Friends of Ostomates Worldwide-USA
• Osto Group
• Ostomy 2-1-1
• UOAA-emergency supplies
• Colorado River Ostomy Chapter members and facilitators