Great job my friend! You were outstanding in the presentation. I have short bowel from too many surgeries because of UC. I have had tons of problems with excessive out put. Your info will work even for those of us with excessive out put. I guess i am giving up coffee!!!!!

God Bless

If you love coffee, enjoy it. It's expected that you'll have excessive output with a short bowel, but unless coffee is making it substantially worse, I wouldn't remove it. Do an experiment for a week and keep a log of how much coffee you drink vs how much output you have and see if it makes a difference if you stop.

Great work im new to all of this im actually still in the hospital and i keep leaking under the wafer because of liquid output😭

I hope that you'll be out soon, Kenyatte! Good luck with everything.

@Kenyatte Nalls

You may be experiencing leaks right now because the area of your stoma may still be swollen. It usually takes about eight weeks for the swelling to go down. Has your stoma nurse given you a barrier ring to put on under the barrier? That might help to slow down or stop the leaks. 

Stella

Thank you for posting such great informative ideas.

In regard to thickening your output try keeping a bag of large marsh mellows around and eat 2-3
which results in formed stools. Got the tip from a young girl on an colonostomy forum...it worked.

Another way to thicken the output is by using metamucil powder. My doctor recommended that I try it and it's actually done a good job. The best part is that it has even cut down the odor from the ostomy bag so I don't really use pouch deodorant and much anymore.

Hi Gurwinder. To clarify, do you take the metamucil powder as directed or are you putting it in the bag to absorb water?

I use it as directed by mixing a couple to teaspoons in water and drinking it. At first I thought it might remove too much water from my system, but after using it, I don't feel like its removing much water at all.

@singh-gurwinder2 I wonder how it might work to place a little Metamucil inside the pouch, instead of those gelling packets.  Inexpensive, for sure. Just a thought.

Similarly but maybe a little easier I used scissors to cut out the circular hole in an old bag I also cut a piece of cellophane wrap slightly larger than the appliance hole I just cut .When changing/emptying my bag, I place the cellophane over the circular whole previously cut and snap it on my wafer This gives a tight temporary seal allowing for a cleaner change as well as a quick shower Just a thought Ps. I have been using the flushable bags for sometime and enjoy them very much

i have an ileostomy and sometimes if i consume something it becomes uncontrolable, watery anf the bags dont stick...its a nightmare

That can certainly be frustrating, Guy. I do still recommend gelling products inside of the bag if diet doesn't help. Good luck.

If your are having sugar problems, high sugar levels, marshmallows, Gatorade, drinks not helpful at all, everything for recommended from the iliostomy doctor is not recommended by the diabetes doctor. We are between a rock and a hard place

Hi Sharon. I can definitely see the challenge there. Have you been able to find alternatives? Perhaps something over the counter that doesn't contain sugar?

i use hollister 11403 2 piece skin barrier with matching bag/hardly ever have leaks now

I’m very sorry 😞 you have to go through all that. I hope you have some peace and safe. Pray for your happiness

I went to my doctor yesterday, I told him that on the regular I HAVE to take 10 imodium a day and I try to drink metamucil every 2 to 4 hours. Food usually comes out within 20 min to an hour, I've learned to take the imodium after the metamucil because I've had them come out whole. So he prescribed me a medicine to take with the imodium to help slow it down, but it's a scheduled drug, I was supposed to to get this reversed, but they are thinking that my crohns is affecting me still. Thank you for your guidance, I appreciate it.

@veganostomy May I know where can I get the Trio Pearls in Toronto. My supplier only carry that diamond one (TR105). I hesitate to buy because I worry the color (black) may mislead me.  Thanks in advance.