VO, think more like a zip lock bag, not frosting a cake when it comes to using Vaseline. A chapstick heated under faucet might work well.
If it's ... If you spread a thin layer of petroleum jelly, Vaseline, in the tail area before rolling it up, should stop leaks. Just tried my golf swing with a stick. Twisting pretty mild, kayaking twist is more pronounced.
If you're scheduled for a bag change Wednesday, I... @granddayout , also the basic same question to you. what foods can't your colostomy tolerate? having thick output in a colostomy is pretty normal, ... @tigerlily , I'm not sure what you mean by "trouble with beans"? can you explain? how does having a reduced length in your large intestine attribu... your doctor should give you the details, i don't really recall anymore, but plan 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hours of running to the bathroom to empty bag til y... I agree, i doubt it is from garbanzo beans themselves, unless they were spoiled.. just beans in this salad?
in my understanding of colostomies f... in the US it is not reccomended for people who have had cancer, in a high risk group or family members who have had cancers. from what you have posted about foods, it seems that you are not even close to having a balanced diet.
I'd start with a balanced diet. you could h... have you been logging all your diarrhea occurrances? this is not normal, you should be speaking to doctors about your problem. you could have a part... one correction, I stated 1 in 100 million as a "risk" factor when i should have said "occurrance" . risk varies from high risk to no risk, relate... Little more data, from US NIH:
25 " perferations"associated " with COVID. the paper states unclarity if it was from COVID or drugs to treat CO... It's important to keep things in perspective .
From the article:The exact prevalence of ischemia or perforation induced by COVID-19 coagulopathy is ... whats intersting is I had rectal cancer and was told if they could rebuild the rectal area, i'd wake with an ileostomy, if not a colostomy. I gues... @jillian yes, I have had a colostomy for 16yrs. just trying to understand where your information has come from. I've never heard of a colostomy per... so this is my experience, first hands. i've read a lot in years past and I seem pretty typical . sure , output changes , mine fluctuates quite a bit from different foods . from too thick to rather runny. i take this as normal. mid thickness i... I"m puzzled here? why can't you eat raw carrots or cabbage? are you sure this is related to the stoma? i too have a colostomy and was never told I ... what has your doctors said about foods to avoid? i do not see anywhere that they said avoid foods?
seems like avoiding fruits for over a year can't... @veganostomy , nope! while they still have the best feel and torelate athletic motion better than any other I've tried, the ease of draining went i...
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