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When I first saw the Subject Line: Holliday Supplies I thought that maybe someone made pouches in Red and Green for the holidays. I too get my suppli...

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My stoma turned 6 years old today 6/23. I am certainly glad that I got it. I spend 5 miserable weeks in the hospital loosing many pints of blood a...

Those probably work fine. I prefer to use the pre-cut wafers. As far as I know they don't cost any more. My stoma size has not changed since the fi...

Merry Christmas (and Happy Christmas for those in the UK) to all. Sure is nice to have a subject and not a mention of leaks, rings, wafers,etc. Ho...

I too, got this message yesterday. I sent an email to Hollister who supplies most of my pouching supplies and told them that their marketing departme...

Back in May 2021 I received a $200 Amazon Gift Card for an ostomy study. As I remember it, I spent about an hour on the phone with a couple of ladies...

Do a search on sugarbaker in the search box above right. There are about 10 posts about the sugarbaker technique mostly from about 4 years ago. Sor...

I don't have a hernia, but as protection against it, I have used Nu Hope belts. They have a plastic ring that will not slip. Keeps my bag in place a...

I've rinsed my bags for the 5 years that I've had an ostomy. It was recommended by the nurses in the hospital. It has never hurt. I use a 1 liter b...

In the US Hollister doesn't offer 55mm flanges. They have 57mm (2 1/4 inch) supplies. The nearest match is Hollister 1103 or 11203 Flange to match a ...

I use the Bravia Rings and have never had a problem with them sticking to my hands. I remove the paper liner, stretch to fit my stoma and apply to my...

I normally wear a Hollister 2 piece system, but sometimes I use a Hollister 1 piece. I use a Bravia Ring that I apply directly around the stoma (it s...

I've been using the method that @glenn_giroir uses for about 5 years without any problems. I have a 1 liter water bottle that I use and have used an ...

I have a 1" stoma and use a precut 1" wafer. I use the 3/4" starter hole thin Bravia ring. Works for me. Much nicer than the real sticky kind that ...

I have the exact same notice from Hollister as @llholiday on my 18182 pouches. I haven't noticed a real change in the noise from the old, but there ...

How about fabric dye like Rit Dye Just a Dip in the dye. You could even get fancy with tie-dyeing your bags. :-)

@tigerlily I believe that you have found the right medicine. Pizza and Guinness will cure most ailments. If not try more Guinness. ;-)