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@smxx110 Um ... you need to post in English!, please.

My local ostomy support group recommends having a 1 year supply in case "the zombie apocalypse" occurs. Medicare provides 20 pouches/month, 20 wafers ...

Hello, Sam The stoma nurses at the Mayo Clinic told me to leave a 1/8" gap between the stoma and the wafer or barrier ring. This allows the stoma to m...

I had a bad reaction to the sensura mio adhesive :-( which really bummed me out since I loved their bags. Wanting to keep using the sensura bags, I tr...

Hi. I read the card about what to do for a blockage. I have 2 suggestions: (1) for Step One: At Home, #2 - should read "only consume clear liquids". A...

Feb 2018: I just tried a sample of the convex Braun Flexima, transparent pouches. Things I really liked were: comes in 3 sizes (I used the midi size w...

I was cutting the Hollister, convex, ceraplus wafers. I don't know how many I cut ... um ... maybe less than 200? I really think the cutter itself was...

I have the nu hope hole cutter which I was using until Hollister finally offered precut wafers in 3/4". It worked well, but eventually it got dull on...

Side-by-side comparison of OstomyArmor versus StomaGear stoma guards? I play tenor drum in a pipe band - lots of marching with the drum swinging. The ...

I spell my "beer" as in 4-glasses-of-wine! Hard to be calm, but I try. Thank you.

Thank you, Eric your friendly, nervous-breakdown mother

I would be interested in hearing other folk's experience with the convex barrier rings working with flat wafers. Thank you!

Posted by: Illona Bluesgal, I am wondering about the collapsible cup. I'm guessing it'd look more discrete than carrying a water bottle into the ladi...

RE: what do you have in your "emergency" kit I'm retired, so I don't have to keep anything at work, but we travel off the beaten path a lot, so I keep...

Posted by: VeganOstomy Posted by: bluesgal Aren't those bags thick? The real ostomy liners I've used are super thin, but I can't imagine using somethi...

You can try putting in some gelling sachets into the pouch liner to see if that helps make removing the liner less messy. The trade-off is cost becaus...

I'm fortunate enough to be able to get Xifaxin tablets free through our military pharmacy (I understand they are quite expensive) which kills off "bad...

A barrier ring and a wafer are not the same thing. The ring is an extra layer of protection, designed to prevent leakage under the wafer itself. It is...

Do any of you change the bag every day? I'd love to be able to start each day with a fresh clean bag but do not want to risk weakening how well my sy...