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Sorry for the late reply! I've been in the hospital, and they finally uncovered some kidney stones! They apparently had been there but had gone unnoti...

I'm getting there. Starting to tolerate normal foods but one curious thing is happening. Since the incident with the parastomal hernia blocking my sto...

Probably sounds weird but have you considered a composting toilet? I know the initial idea sounds a bit out-there (then-again we're ostomy people so w...

Thanks for all the feedback everyone, I'll certainly be giving much of it a try! One thing I've been curious about, has anyone ever taken charcoal s...

Can I add another wish to the list? I'd like a more accurate way of measuring stomas! The current method of poking some cardboard holes around an al...

Just following up on this, I've got a lot of experience on the high output side. I suffer short bowel syndrome so dealing with liquid output is a regu...

@dlkfiretruck Only thing I've seen along the surgical route is thisIt appears to be some sort of replacement for bags by creating almost a plug for yo...

@chelly At the moment it's a case of watchful waiting. I have a hernia belt to hold everything in during activity and my prolapse isn't bad enough to ...

My recommendation is to switch to a spray. If wipes aren't that effective in helping you gently lever the bag off; a tiny puff of the spray from the t...

I don't think the stoma world is entirely devoid of choice but it's all a bunch of compromises (they give with one hand and take with the other in ter...

@sjlovestosing Thanks for the feedback! Essentially I'm trying to bulk up (thicken) the watery output so that it won't be as leaky and dissolve my bag...

Not especially high, though I could try cutting all sugars (non-natural) out of my diet to see if it helps).

I'm in the opposite camp. I started off having a prolapse (with volvulus & Intussusception) all at once requiring emergency surgery to save my lif...

Bit of a late reply (sorry) but hopefully my history is useful! I have an ileostomy as a result of an undiagnosable bowel disorder (looks to be in t...

I did all the reading about what could go wrong prior to me choosing to have the surgery (it was elective though necessary), so when I suffered the pr...

I'll reply to everyone in turn to be polite, GoatHerder: I'm currently using a one-piece system (SenSura Mio 1-Piece Cut-to-Fit Drainable Bags [1042...