Scuba diving with a stoma | by Summer

So I recently started taking scuba diving lessons, and one thing that really struck me was how little information there is out there for ostomates who want to dive. When I was researching before my lessons began, I spoke to my stoma nurses for advice and even they said they’d never had a patient take up scuba diving before!

So that meant starting completely from scratch. Which is exactly why I wanted to share my experience, in case scuba diving is something you’ve always wanted to try but have always been held back by worries about your stoma.

Preparation: getting signed off

Practical prep: getting ready for a dive

My first scuba diving lesson

Wow I’m so glad I did that