Hi Folks, Just wanna share something I have been doing during my ostomy change. I wear a 2 piece and the bit between the ring of the wafer and stoma I always like to make sure it’s making contact all the way round. There ain’t always a lot of room and I would always use a cotton bud/Q tip to firm around. I have seen flexible devices for sale for this purpose. A few weeks ago I hadn’t any q tips to hand and was looking for something when it occurred to me 💡the pencil I use to mark the wafer has a round smooth top. It’s a brilliant job and also I now won’t have to use the buds and it’s wipe clean. Maybe this is something others have been doing. ileostomy 31st August 1994 for Crohns Get a patent on that, John! =) I use an empty toilet paper roll to press down around my stoma after putting my appliance on, but I've used q-tips in the past to do the same so this pencil idea seems like a more environmentally-friendly way (no waste) to do it. Thanks for sharing that tip! Just your friendly neighborhood ostomate. Can just imagine the Headline in a few years. Richard Branson and Elon Musk in a bidding war to buy the rights to VeganOstomy Pencil Ltd. 😂 ileostomy 31st August 1994 for Crohns I have heard of this before on a forum. One lady had a PVC pipe cut and smoothed to use. @chelly That's how I do it, a PVC pipe coupler! Retired engineer, now goatherd I have heard of this before on a forum. One lady had a PVC pipe cut and smoothed to use. Yup, anything round that can go around your stoma can be an excellent alternative to the commercial "Equalizer" product. Just your friendly neighborhood ostomate.
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