There is a surprisingly large number of books written by ostomates and people who have experienced bowel cancer or IBD. I’ve compiled a list of the ones I’ve found so far and linked to the them below. I have not read all of these books, but the ones I have read have been really informative and easy to read. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Purchasing products through the Amazon links below helps support this website at no extra cost to you. All of the Amazon links below are paid links.
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Alive & Kicking
by Rolf Benirschke
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All Bagged UpBy Grahame Howard
Only available via Kindle
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Bag Lady: A MemoirBy Sandra Benitez
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Bedpan BanterBy Brenda Elsagher
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But Man, Proud ManBy John Robertshaw
Only available via Kindle
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THE COLOSTOMY: A LIFESAVERBy Sr. Donald J. BiggersTHE COLOSTOMY: A LIFESAVER
By Sr. Donald J. Biggers
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Don’t Die of Embarrassment: Life After Colostomy and Other AdventuresBy Barbara Barrie
By Barbara Barrie
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Embracing Life – Great Comebacks from Ostomy SurgeryBy Rolf Benirschke
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The Foul Bowel: 101 Ways to Survive and Thrive With Crohn’s DiseaseBy John Bradley
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Better WITH a Bag Than IN a BagBy Jo-Ann L. Tremblay
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Great Comebacks from Ostomy SurgeryBy Rolf Benirschke
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I’d Like to Buy a Bowel, PleaseBy Brenda Elsagher
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If the Battle is Over, Why am I Still in Uniform?By Brenda Elsagher
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It Takes More Than GutsBy Phillip Van Hooser
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It’s in the Bag and Under the CoversBy Brenda Elsagher
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It’s Not Over Till the Bag Lady RingsBy Ian F. Spratley
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It’s Okay to Have an OstomyBy Ann Favreau
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Kitchen Table WisdomByDr Rachel Remen
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The Little Book of Kitchen Table WisdomBy Dr Rachel Remen
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Living Well With an OstomyBy Elizabeth Rayson
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Living with a StomaBy Dr Craig A White
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The Ostomy BookBy Barbara Dorr Mullen, Kerry Ann McGinn
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Second ActBy Barbara Barrie
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Smiling in the DarknessBy Isobel Bradley
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Positive Options for Living with Your Ostomy: Self-Help and TreatmentBy Dr Craig A White
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Unwanted Baggage: A Comprehensive Introduction Surgical OstomiesBy Elizabeth Prosser, Philip Prosser
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Yes We Can! Advice on Traveling with an Ostomy and Tips for Everyday LivingBy Barbara Kupfer, Kathy Foley-Bolch, Michelle Fallon Kasouf, W. Brian Sweeney
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You have a ColostomyBy Kathleen Calitri Brown, Ellen Shipes
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Caught Holding the BagBy Peter McGinn
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Excess BaggageBy Tracy Lea Carnes
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The Spider and the Wasp: The True Story of a Trauma Survivor and a Bully BossBy Matt Haarington
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Help- Someone has moved my plumbing: A lighthearted look at living with a stoma, whether you have one or not!By Sheila Kennedy
Available only via Kindle
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These Special Children: Ostomy Book for Parents of Children with Colostomies, Ileostomies, UrostomiesBy K. Jeter
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Never apologize, always explain: How one woman regained her self-respect after an ileostomy and made a new life for herself
By Patricia Stout Skilken
