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This article is from the Inflammatory
Bowel Disease FAQ, by Susan Blank smb@panix.com with numerous
contributions by others.
1.1.1 What organizations are there for people with colostomies or ileostomies?
If you've had a colostomy or ileostomy, tremendous support is
provided by the United Ostomy Association (UOA), 36 Executive Park,
Suite 120, Irvine, CA 92714, phone 1-800-826-0826 or 1-714-660-8624, fax
1-714-660-9262.
Website: www.uoa.org
There is also the Quality Life Association, 112 Grey
Street, Millen, GA 03442, phone 1-912-982-2340; website
www.bayside.nt/npo/QLA; Help for Incontinent
People (HIP), PO Box 544, Union, SC 29379, phone 1-803-579-7900; and the
Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN), 2755 Bristol Street,
Suite 110, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, phone 1-714-476-0268,
website www.wocn.org
In England, try the British Colostomy Association, 15 Station
Road, Reading, Berkshire RG1 1LG, tel: 0118 939 1537, fax: 0118 956 9095,
website: www.bcass.org.uk/
or the Ileostomy Association, Amblehurst House, Box 23,
Mansfield, Notts NG18 4TT.
The Interneational Ostomy Association is an Association of Ostomy
Associations, created to improve the life of ostomates worldwide. For
more info check out their
Website: www.ostomyinternational.org
The J-Pouch Group can be found at www.j-pouch.org
For those considering colorectal surgery, check out the Cleveland Clinic
Colorectal Surgery page at www.ccf.org/pc/cors/
You can also try contacting ConvaTec Professional Services, PO Box 5254,
Princeton, NJ 08543, phone 1-800-422-8811. This is a company that wants
to sell you their brand of ostomy, but they also publish a free
newsletter every three months - the Better Together Club Newsletter- that
is very informative.
Website: www.convatec.com
If you're using Hollister products and you have questions regarding them,
they can be reached in the US at 1-800-323-4060, and in Canada
1-800-263-7400.
Website: www.hollister.com
Ivy Hill Products, a mail order company that specializes in incontinent
care, has a Web page devoted to incontinence supplies. You can order by
calling their number (800) IVY-3353.
Website: ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ivy
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