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One of the biggest concerns you may have before or after receiving an ostomy is regarding your sex life. How will it be impacted? We’re not going to leave you dangling. You can have sex—lots of it. Little needs to change, no matter how adventurous your bedroom (or kitchen floor) escapades may be. Now that you’ve breathed a sigh of relief let’s nip your concerns…

Data finds that as many as 75% of women worldwide experience chronic pain during sex at some point in their lives. While for some, it comes and goes, 10% of women in Canada experience pain during sex every single time. That’s an unacceptable statistic, no matter how you look at it. Pelvic floor dysfunction and other related conditions (vaginismus, etc.) are typically to blame, making…

Cold and flu season is upon us. While people across Canada are accustomed to hearing it, this one is unlike any before. You see, we have just spent the last two and a half years being exceedingly cautious about everything we touch, where we spend our time, and the people we spend that time with. We have been washing and sanitizing and excessively analyzing everything/everyone…

Anxiety, stress, and sleepless nights. We doubt there is a single person who has not experienced one or all of these hormonal responses to our reality over the last few years. We’ve had to contend with health, war and economic crises, along with sociopolitical unrest. It doesn’t help that the media perpetuates it 24/7/365. Simply put, you can’t block it out, but you can take…

The customer care team at Inner Good is pleased to announce that we are now able to process orders for new and current customers who have provincial coverage for their ostomy or medical supplies with BC Pharmacare without taking full payment by credit card. It’s easy. Customers who have full or partial coverage have the option of calling or emailing us directly to place their…

Intimacy can be a lot to handle without a medical condition, chronic illness or side effects from one.  Add in physical challenges and intimacy can be a chore mentally and physically. Inner Good has partnered with local Registered Physiotherapist, Lisa Harris.  Lisa has been a therapist for 17 years, lives with an ostomy as well as Rheumatoid Arthritis.  Lisa put together a completely anonymous 15…

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is more common than most people realize. Approximately 5-9% of children and 3-5% of adults in Canada live with chronic neurodevelopmental disorders, accounting for around 1.5 million Canadians. Signs and symptoms of ADHD are steeped within the realm of hyperactivity and impulsiveness and can vary significantly between ages, genders, and indirectly by socioeconomic status. Pharmaceutical interventions to manage symptoms typically…

Hold on to what matters… A countrywide survey from Stats Canada found that an estimated 903,700 Canadians aged 15-years and older reported having a memory problem. As expected, a significant number of these instances are connected to memory-related conditions in seniors such as Alzheimer’s and dementia. Following age-specific concerns, are other underlying conditions that can lead to compromised memory, such as a brain injury, epilepsy,…

Everyone has cringed at the thought of taking off a BAND-AID after it’s been on a while.  You rip it off quickly. As a kid, maybe your parent counted down 3-2-1!  When I first got my colostomy, I remember asking the nurse if it would hurt taking it off as a BAND-AID does. I was in the hospital for 3 weeks after an intense life-saving…

Traditional bandages and medical coverings aren’t cutting it when it comes to your wound or skin irritation. They are challenging (even painful) to apply, must be changed often, are uncomfortable, don’t provide adequate coverage, and do little to speed up healing. So on and so forth. You’ve heard that a liquid skin sealant is an answer for your wound woes. It’s true, as the right…