I have two ostomys 7" centerline apart and 2" above each other. can you fit me with a pair. one is a
urostomy and the other a colostomy.

Hi James. It's best to contact Brian at Stomagear directly for your question on this page: https://www.stomagear.com/pages/contact-us

Good luck.

Does this work well for someone with a urostomy? Thanks

Yes, and according according to the testimonials on the official site it works quite well for urostomates.

If I get a prescription from my surgeon for a stoma guard do some insurances pay for them?

You'd have to check with your insurance company before hand. It's possible that some will cover stoma guards, but most do not.

Thanks for this review.

I just came back from my first day of work that resulted in a malfunction with stoma shield as I was driving home. My ostomy nurse had suggested a new bag for me, which I used, but am not a fan of. I suspect that the mistake I made was in not following the advice of emptying often. I went from a meeting to the parking garage to my commute home, without stopping to check. When I got home, I discovered the the bottom half of my bag had become disattached, and the poop was leaking into my pants and down my leg.

Is that what you might expect if I hadn't emptied my bag often enough or do you think it might be some other issue? I am still pretty new to this whole situation (about a month and a half) and had done very brief "dry run" tests of stoma guard with a lot of success, but as you might imagine, this has me feeling a little paranoid.

Would you chalk this up as "see? this is exactly why you need to empty your bag frequently", or might there be some other problem going on?

Hi Rich,

I'm sorry you experienced that, but let's see what we can learn from the experience.

What bag did this happen with and did the leak come from the outlet or the flange (where the bag meets the wafer.

Usually, if the bag is full and there's a lot of pressure, leaks will happen at the weakest point in the appliance - often right around the stoma - but some outlets can unfastened and some two piece systems can separate if given enough pressure.

Regardless, yes... Try to keep you appliance empty when using a guard or any other accessory.

Thanks. Yeah, the leak occurred with a new convatec esteem plus moldable. It's unclear if the moldable unattached from the bag, but it happened right around the base of my stoma. Essentially, the bottom half of my bag pushed out from my body. I'd been using a coloplast sensura before today with an eakin ring and I felt so much more secure with that old system.

The velcro on the convatec outlet let go last night as I was walking to the bathroom, so that was the first omen. And I noticed earlier today that there was a very faint leakage through the filter hole on the convatec which is definitely not what I wanted to see.

The coloplast has a smaller capacity, but it feels more secure. I imagine that even more raises the stakes for keeping the bag empty, but I have pretty much completely internalized that message now. :-)

Yeah, I experienced some of those problems with the convatec appliances. I'm willing to bet it had more to do with that than the fact that you had a stoma guard on.

Again, many thanks. I really appreciate all the work you do for the rest of us ostomates. You rock!

Yes, I am going to be firm with the ostomy nurse that I am going to stick with coloplast and we will work with that.

Who carries this stoma guard and where can I buy one

Hi Jeff, the link is at the bottom of the review: https://www.stomagear.com/

Another reviewer states this works well with a flat stomach but if you have a bit of a pot belly it is not as comfortable or effective. He claims it rocks back and forth as you bend or sit causing your belt to slide down below the guard and cutting off the bag so the stoma output won’t drain. If this is the case this appliance would not work for me. What say you?

Hey Pete,

There are several sizes available, and it sounds like they might have been using one that's too big for their body shape. I definitely do not have a flat stomach and this guard works for me (the newer style shown at the top of the review works better than the one in my original review. .

But I will agree that bending in general with any stoma guard can be a little more restrictive than not using one.

I have worn mine for two full days and love it! I use the medium size with the thicker pads and have found that i don't even notice it. Weather I'm driving or working, It works better than i could of hoped for and It's exactly what I needed! I love it!!!!

@Paul Woolley

That's wonderful to hear, Paul! Thank you for sharing!

Hi All, On the quest to find a stoma guard and just wanted to let you know that StomaShield is offering their product for $99 US right now. Interestingly, you get all 3 sizes of shield for this price so now may be a great time to try their product. Not sure what I’ll do with the other 2 assuming one fits, maybe use for different activities? They have a 30 d money back guarantee of none of them work so sounds like great customer service), JTVT

Posted by: @jtvt

Interestingly, you get all 3 sizes of shield for this price

Wow! That's a heck of a deal. With three different sizes, you could use different ones for different scenarios. For example, the larger one for sports and the smaller one under clothing to keep the profile low. 

Either way, the package you get is a great value. Thanks for bringing this up!