Ostomy Care and Tips
Featuring ostomy care guides, tips and tricks, and advice on how to manage a stoma.
What to Do with Unused Ostomy Supplies
Sometimes we keep too much “stuff” around, and sometimes that stuff includes ostomy supplies.
Dressing with an Ostomy: A Clothing Guide for Men (with video)
While there are many clothing options for women who have an ostomy, it’s not so easy for men. Surprisingly, I haven’t found many resources which deal with men’s clothing challenges, so I’m hoping this post helps you guys out.
How to Change an Ostomy Appliance (w/ video)
Changing an ostomy appliance doesn’t have to be complicated, but there are a few things you’ll want to do in order to do it right.
Dealing with liquid ostomy output – OSTOMY TIPS (w/ video)
I had previously written about dealing with thick ostomy output, but many ileostomates have the opposite problem: liquid output. In this post, I’d like to go over a few tips that you can use to thicken up your output. These tips apply to colostomates who have loose stools but are directed more towards ileostomates.
Dealing with Thick Ostomy Output – OSTOMY TIPS (w/ video)
Output from an ileostomy is generally liquid or loose, but some of us have thick ostomy output which can be difficult to manage. Colostomates also tend to have thicker output, but it’s typically drier, formed and far less frequent.
Because I have an ileostomy, I’ll be focusing on ways in which I’ve handled thick output. These may or may not work if you have a colostomy (or you may not have the same challenges).
Dealing With Ostomy Pouch Odors – OSTOMY TIPS (w/ video)
Bathroom odors can be an embarrassing challenge for anyone, but ostomates have a few advantages when it comes to odor control. In this post, I’ll be going over the most popular (and a few DIY) options of dealing with ostomy pouch odors.
1pc vs 2pc Ostomy Appliance – OSTOMY TIPS (w/ video)
Ostomates have a lot of options to choose from when it comes to pouching systems, but it’s not always clear what the advantages and disadvantages are between a one-piece or a two-piece system. I hope that you’ll be able to learn the differences in the following post.
Hollister ostomy pouches: Clear vs. Ultra-clear (w/ video)
It seems rather silly that I even have to make a post about this, but unfortunately the information on the Hollister website isn’t very clear (no pun intended).
Ileoscopy prep – getting scoped through a stoma
On July 9th, 2014, I was scoped as a follow-up to my ostomy surgery and to also make sure that my Crohn’s hasn’t spread to my small intestine.