A question about TP, especially when using public restrooms - Tips and Tricks

RE: A question about TP, especially when using public restrooms

LK — Sun, 15 Aug 2021 02:36:31 +0000

@kedikat ...Before my Ileostomy I relied heavily on Penetin baby diaper rash cream. Worked like a charm on that burning " Ring of Fire ", all credit to singer Johnny Cash (ask google to play it for you), this cream went a long way to helping me maintain a portion of my sanity! lol!!

RE: A question about TP, especially when using public restrooms

LK — Sun, 15 Aug 2021 02:21:42 +0000

@zhtfreak...Rise and shine!! lol! The wipes are about the size of a kleenex, tissue. Try standing with one foot an the edge of a bath rub or...? They are thicker and moist.

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winnie — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 00:14:48 +0000

@tigerlily You can get it in capsules or as a straight powder. I don't care for how it changes my output now (post colostomy) and didn't try it with the ileostomy. But in the immediate post ileostomy time period it seemed to help with my function.

-Jon

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Tigerlily — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 00:11:16 +0000

@winnie That is very interesting! Apple pectin supplements - are they available in pill form? And where do you get them? Did you get advice on dosage, or did you just experiment? I always wondered what effect straight pectin would have on output.

Laurie

RE: A question about TP, especially when using public restrooms

winnie — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 15:32:57 +0000

The below are sort of guesses, since I had multiple issues going on after my ileostomy was reversed, culminating in a permanent colostomy.

I had an ileostomy reversed and for a time thereafter I was dealing with what appeared to be bile acid re-absorption problems. Your body adds bile at the top of your small intestine to help digestion and it is supposed to be re-absorbed at the bottom of your small intestine before the 'product' passes into your colon.

If these bile salts are not re-absorbed then they cause irritation and diarrhea instead of letting your colon do the job of absorbing water from the waste.

I found that if I took apple pectin supplements (known to absorb bile acids) that my stool output firmed up dramatically. Might help you.

-Jon

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kedikat — Sun, 01 Aug 2021 21:04:22 +0000

Scientists discover thinnest material that exists. Tim Horton's bathroom toilet paper squares.

RE: A question about TP, especially when using public restrooms

kedikat — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 06:01:07 +0000

While I had my colectomy, about thirty years, I was expelling what an ileostomy does. At home I always rinsed with water. If not my ass would burn out. Take a dump, wipe lightly, if at all, sit on the edge of the tub and flush the butt with water using the hand held shower head. The stuff coming out is loaded with digestive juices. It digests your butt and surrounding skin. Feel the burn. My job required a lot of travel. So I often had to sit on flimsy bathroom sinks in hotels to clean properly.

You can keep a bunch of separated paper towel sheets on you. Before going into a stall, moisten some at the sink. Do your business. Wipe with TP, then wipe with the wet paper towel pieces.

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LLNorth — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 22:17:27 +0000

I keep some flushable wipes in a ziploc bag in my purse. They can come in very handy!

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Varg55 — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 21:04:18 +0000

I never go anywhere without my baby wipes! I put a few in a small zip-lock bag and carry it in a pocket or my purse. I've depended on these for years, long before my ostomy, as my stool was always very loose and I was never able to get myself clean with just toilet paper. Now that I have an ileostomy, they come in even more handy as I find just cleaning the end of the pouch with toilet paper isn't very sanitary. They are also really great in case of the old "splash back". They have a light cleanser in them, so will get you much cleaner than toilet paper alone. I know they aren't great for the environment and you can't flush them, but they sure do make my life easier. I buy them in a large box with several packages, and just refill the plastic dispenser. I also usually have a small bag with some toilet paper for those public washrooms that either don't have any, or it's really cheap, thin stuff.

Terry

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zhtfreak — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 11:53:26 +0000

@Chrisandbagpus

Right? I hate restrooms where they have those dispensers that only give you squares of TP. Those don't work for me at all.

@goatHerder

I didn't know small portable rolls are a thing. Is that all they are; just a really small roll, or are they something you can put another roll on when you run out?

@dlkfiretruck

Interesting idea about using baby wipes. I didn't know you could get them in a refillable case. The things you don't know when you don't have kids of your own. lol I would think they would be hard to fold over so you don't drop them in the toilet though.

I do have a whole bunch of doggie bags since I'm without a dog at the moment. Sometimes it can be tricky to find a trash can in some restrooms though. It's always kind of embarrasing when I pick up after my guide when I'm out but can't find a trash can, so have to go in somewhere to ask if they have one, and the person offers to throw it away for me. Yuck!