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Your pouch and wafer must be matching models by the same company. In other words, you can't use a Hollister pouch on a coloplast wafer, or a convate...

There are 2 diameters to consider when talking about the wafer - one is the diameter of the hole through which the stoma protrudes, and the other is t...

The sensura mio has a convex wafer option. I use the convex wafer with a slim, eakin ring. I'm also experimenting with the relatively new coloplast br...

Oh yes! and did I mention .... the rug!!!! .... in our AirB & B?!? That was the first of my two, combat showers .... in the SAME DAY!!!! Oh, groan...

Posted by: VeganOstomy Sarah, you bring up a very valid point, actually. I believe in Australia the national ostomy association urged patients not to...

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Filters, filters and then ... filters. They don't work if you have a really liquid output. Sigh.

I alternate between the Sensura Mio 2 piece click (which I absolutely love, if one can say they "love" their ostomy bag!!!) and the Hollister 2-piece ...

"Partial blockages are uncomfortable : pain behind the stoma, cramping, changes in output, etc. Full blockages can be really painful and lead to vomi...

Scar tissue begins to form immediately after surgery, just like having a cut on your finger starts to heal right away and then forms a scar within wee...

I don't heat the wafer before applying it, nor do I heat the barrier ring. I just press it onto the wafer. Of course, I take showers with everything o...

Oh yes!!! Water, water, water. If they don't offer it, ask for it. Also ask your nurse how many NG procedures s/he has done. You want someone with ple...

I just tried the new Brava protective ring after speaking with the rep. Holy Cow! That thing sticks like super-glue to the wafer and, kind of unfortun...

I have a collapsable cup that I carry - it folds into a disk shape that is about 3" wide and about 1/4" high. Maybe 6 oz capacity? I got it at REI, bu...