{"id":13966,"date":"2020-03-18T13:26:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T13:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abiggerlife.com\/?post_type=mtheme_knowledgebase&#038;p=13966"},"modified":"2021-02-01T14:24:43","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T14:24:43","slug":"erectile-dysfunction","status":"publish","type":"to-a-bigger-life","link":"https:\/\/abiggerlife.com\/to-a-bigger-life\/erectile-dysfunction\/","title":{"rendered":"Erectile dysfunction"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Hear from Kate, a community stoma care nurse.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><div class='w-full overflow-hidden rounded-2xl bg-dark-grey relative h-0' style='padding-top:56.25%;'><iframe class=\"lazyload h-full w-full m-0 absolute inset-0\" title=\"Kate - Erectile dysfunction\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/398482860?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe class=\"lazyload h-full w-full m-0 absolute inset-0\"><\/div><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>From A Bigger Life<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>You may experience erectile dysfunction following your stoma surgery. This is a relatively common problem, you are not alone.<\/p>\n<p>Many times the sexual problems experienced after ostomy surgery are more emotional than physical.<\/p>\n<p>The change in your body can result in a lower body image, that can affect both the desire for sex and how you interact with your partner.<\/p>\n<p>It is very comon to not have sexual desire for weeks or months after surgery, as your body recovers and regains strength.<\/p>\n<p>This can affect your ability to have an erection.<\/p>\n<p>It is really important to talk about these feelings with your partner.<\/p>\n<p>There is a physical change for men after ostomy surgery, these changes will vary depending on the surgery you&#8217;ve had and the reason for needing surgery.<\/p>\n<p>How these changes affect sexual desire can be quite different between men and women.<\/p>\n<p>If your surgery was a result of rectal cancer, this may have damaged the nerves and blood vessels that control the ability to have an erection.<\/p>\n<p>If you had chemotherapy, this may have damaged sperm cell production.<\/p>\n<p>While that may affect fertility, it shouldn&#8217;t stop you from having an erection.<\/p>\n<p>Medication can affect your sexual desire and ability to get aroused.<\/p>\n<p>If you are unable to have intercourse, remember that hugging, kissing, holding hands, touching, cuddling are all ways of experiencing intimacy.<\/p>\n<p>Millions of men suffer from impotence for a wide variety of health conditions and emotional difficulties.<\/p>\n<p>Just because an erection doesn&#8217;t happen once, it doesn&#8217;t mean you will never get one again.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t suffer alone.<\/p>\n<p>Problems with sex that last for several weeks or months shouldn&#8217;t be ignored.<\/p>\n<p>There are a range of treatments and therapies that can help.<\/p>\n<p>If you are experiencing pain during intercourse, difficulty making sexual adjustments or are struggling to talk about sex with your partner, you should speak to your SCN or Doctor.<\/p>\n<p>Since your attitude is probably the most important ingredient for a happy sex life, you should do whatever you feel you need to do to feel relaxed, free and at ease with your body.<\/p>\n<p>Talking about these issues is a giant step forward.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You might be interested in:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-related-links\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/abiggerlife.com\/to-a-bigger-life\/lets-talk-about-sex-article\/\">Let\u2019s talk about sex<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/abiggerlife.com\/to-a-bigger-life\/intimacy-for-older-people\/\">Intimacy for older people<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/abiggerlife.com\/to-a-bigger-life\/possible-side-effects-on-your-stoma-during-chemotherapy-diarrhoea\/\">Possible side effects on your stoma during chemotherapy &#8211; Diarrhoea<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/abiggerlife.com\/new-way-forward\/tips-for-looking-after-the-skin-around-your-stoma\/\">Tips for looking after the skin around your stoma<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hear from Kate, a community stoma care nurse. 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