cindy stuller

Review of Centers for Disease Control an...

Your advertisment linking smoking and ostomies was...

Your advertisment linking smoking and ostomies was misinformed, misguided and offensive. Crohn's disease, irritable bowel syndrome, Hirsprungs disease and many other physical problems are NOT linked to smoking at all. Bladder cancer has a stronger link to smoking than colon cancer but to focus on a pouch with the implication that it is disgusting adds so much more pain to those who have no choice and have done nothing to cause their problem. The CDC should be a trusted source of information. I hope you can apologise to all those you hurt by this ad. You have affected years of work by pouch companies, ostomy nurses, physicians, support groups. Please brainstorm how you can fix this.