Hi Janice, it sounds like you've got a prolapsed stoma, which a stoma nurse should have a look at to make sure it's at least healthy.

When cutting your wafer, make sure that the hole you make is a little larger than your stoma. If your stoma gets larger when it prolapses and bleeds because of that, I do suggest having a nurse offer you guidance. Good luck.

So all Ostomy bags have the hard plastic for the belt? I do not use the belt and find that hard plastic very uncomfortable. I cut off the tabs but the hard plastic goes all the way around.

Hi Debbi, bags that have belt clips will have a hard plastic ring for the coupling.

The only 2pc system that does not have a plastic ring would be adhesive coupling appliances. Alternatively, 1pc systems don't have any plastic or coupling and will be more comfortable.

You can look up Osteomates, UOAA, United Ostomy Assoc of American.

You can also send me your name and address I can try send some pouches.