“Learning to live with the pouch”: perceptions of people living with an intestinal stoma expressed on X (Twitter)

Discourses shared on X demonstrate that living with an intestinal stoma is a multidimensional experience involving bodily, therapeutic, and psychosocial adaptation, particularly within the context of cancer. Social media platforms function as legitimate spaces for expressing and processing health experiences and may offer valuable insights to inform person-centered oncology nursing care, supporting technical competence, emotional support, and stigma reduction.