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      • When to Change Your Appliance
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      • Appliance Won’t Stick?
      • Ostomy Blockages
      • Preventing Leaks
      • Managing Ostomy Odors
      • Healing Damaged Skin
    • Ostomy Life
      • Building Confidence
      • Clothing Guide: WOMEN
      • Clothing Guide: MEN
      • *Diet and Nutrition*
      • Sex and Intimacy
      • Showering tips
      • Traveling with an Ostomy Series
  • Diet
    • Getting Started
      • *All Diet related articles*
      • Hospital Food: Making the Best of It
      • Ostomy Diet: First 6 weeks
      • Ostomy Diet: Beyond Your Recovery
      • Hydration Tips
      • How to find a Dietitian
    • Food !
      • Are plant-based diets healthy?
      • *Food Gallery*
      • What I eat
      • Nutrition tips & Food Substitutions
    • Nutrients
      • Enhancing Nutrient Absorption
      • Track Your Nutrient Intake
      • Protein: What, Why, and How
      • Vitamin B12: Are You Getting It?
  • IBD
    • IBD 101
      • What is IBD?
      • *IBD Topics and Tips*
      • To the Newly Diagnosed
    • Advice
      • Colonoscopy Prep: TIPS
      • Laughing at Crohn’s Disease
      • Not All Support Is Good
      • Software to help Manage IBD
    • The Not So Good
      • Stuff You Don’t Hear About IBD
      • Extraintestinal Manifestations
      • Why remission may not matter
      • Perianal Disease
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Ostomy Care and Tips

Featuring ostomy care guides, tips and tricks, and advice on how to manage a stoma.

Canadian Ostomy Products & Brands

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If you’re looking to buy Canadian, we have quite a few vibrant companies who specialize in ostomy products!

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Categories Ostomy Care and Tips

Ostomy Supplies and COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

Ostomy Supplies & Coronavirus

Seeing as toilet paper and hand sanitizer has been in short supply due to a considerable amount of “panic buying”, it’s reasonable for anyone using medical supplies to have some concerns.

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Categories Announcements, Ostomy Care and Tips, Ostomy Life

“Mastering Life with an Ostomy” Part 3 of 3 (w/video)

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Welcome to part three of my “Mastering Life with an Ostomy” series!

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Categories Ostomy Care and Tips

“Mastering Life with an Ostomy” Part 2 of 3 (w/video)

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Welcome to part two of my “Mastering Life with an Ostomy” series!

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Categories Ostomy Care and Tips

“Mastering Life with an Ostomy” Part 1 of 3 (w/video)

I was invited by the Reno Ostomy Association to speak to their group and share some of my tips for people living with an ostomy and also caregivers.

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Categories Ostomy Care and Tips

All About Stoma Caps!

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In the past, I’ve discussed regular and high-capacity ostomy bags, but I never went into detail about the smallest bag of them all: stoma caps!

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Categories Ostomy Care and Tips

Ostomy Questions Answered: Reversals? Intimacy? Surgical Complications? (video)

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In this video, we explore audience questions about ostomy reversal surgery, intimacy after surgery, and more!

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Categories Ostomy Care and Tips, Ostomy Life

The “Crusting Technique” Explained! (w/ video)

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You’ve probably heard of the “crusting technique” if you’ve had your ostomy for a while. But what is it and does it actually work?

In this article, I’ll be answering those questions and more!

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Categories Ostomy Care and Tips

Why Do Stomas Change Their Size? (w/ video)

Why do stomas change size and shape?

Anyone with an ostomy will tell you that sometimes their stoma will often act as if it has a mind of its own!

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Categories Ostomy Care and Tips

The Importance of Stoma Site Marking (w/ video)

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Quite a few factors influence whether someone’s stoma will have a tendency to be problematic or not, and a well-placed stoma is at the top of the list of things that can help.

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Categories Ostomy Care and Tips, Ostomy Life
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Ostomy Appliance Won’t Stick? Here Are Some Tips (w/ video)

Dealing with liquid output

Dealing with liquid ostomy output – OSTOMY TIPS (w/ video)

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Dressing with an Ostomy: A Clothing Guide for Women

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  • ABOUT
    • About This Site
    • About Me
    • Support This Site
    • Contact Me
  • OSTOMY
    • OSTOMY 101
      • Glossary of Ostomy Terms
      • What Is An Ostomy?
      • Ostomy FAQs
      • Preparing for surgery
      • How to Change an Appliance
      • When to Change Your Appliance
    • OSTOMY SUPPLIES
      • *Product Reviews*
      • Guide to Ostomy Accessories
      • Guide to Ostomy Supplies
      • Emergency/Travel Kit
      • Vegan/Non-Vegan Supplies
      • Ostomy Clothing Suppliers
      • Where to get free samples
    • OSTOMY CARE
      • *All care articles*
      • Appliance Won’t Stick?
      • Ostomy Blockages
      • Preventing Leaks
      • Managing Ostomy Odors
      • Healing Damaged Skin
    • OSTOMY LIFE
      • Building Confidence
      • Clothing Guide: WOMEN
      • Clothing Guide: MEN
      • *Diet and Nutrition*
      • Sex and Intimacy
      • Showering tips
      • Travel
  • DIET
    • GETTING STARTED
      • *All Diet related articles*
      • Hospital Food: Making the Best of It
      • Ostomy Diet: First 6 weeks
      • Ostomy Diet: Beyond Your Recovery
      • Hydration Tips
      • How to find a Dietitian
    • FOOD !
      • Are plant-based diets healthy?
      • *Food Gallery*
      • What I eat
      • Nutrition tips & Food Substitutions
    • NUTRIENTS
      • Enhancing Nutrient Absorption
      • Track Your Nutrient Intake
      • Protein: What, Why, and How
      • Vitamin B12: Are You Getting It?
  • IBD
    • IBD 101
      • What is IBD?
      • *IBD Topics and Tips*
      • To the Newly Diagnosed
    • ADVICE
      • Colonoscopy Prep: TIPS
      • Laughing at Crohn’s Disease
      • Not All Support Is Good
      • Software to help Manage IBD
    • THE NOT SO GOOD
      • Stuff You Don’t Hear About IBD
      • Extraintestinal Manifestations
      • Why remission may not matter
      • Perianal Disease
  • MORE
    • Announcements & Events
    • General Topics / Humor
    • Interviews / Patient Stories
    • *Resources / Links*
    • Personal Blog
    • Vegan Topics
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