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That's a pretty mean thing to do.... leaving a note like that! That would make me pretty vengeful, to be honest. I'm pretty easy going, but I can be v...

Could you get your supplies delivered to your workplace?

@kirsten Scar tissue is a rigid type of tissue. So even with dilatation, the scarred part of your colon will never be able to move like the rest of yo...

@JEFFREY REIMAN If you're in the UK or Europe, check out Vanilla Blush. They have ostomy swimwear for men.

@kirsten Have you tried gelling agents? You simply put them in your bag and they're supposed to thicken your output when they come into contact with i...

@veganostomy Oh no!!!! I'm so sorry to hear that!! Were you in any way prepared, I mean had she been sick? Or was it over all of a sudden? I'm still...

Beans from a can may be a bit harder to digest than home cooked beans. I soak my beans overnight and add some baking soda to the soaking water. This h...

Dear Lauri, I'm so sorry to hear of your troubles. I hope the doctors will figure this out for you soon!

Roughly it's during the nights until about noon. I am an evening person and so is my stoma. I try to change as late as possible in the evening, so I...

Hi @kirsten , welcome! Cutting the wafer correctly and then placing the wafer correctly can be horribly frustrating. I still struggle with placing t...

@Jeanne Domonkos My stoma is oval shaped too. Do you have a good stencil to cut your wafer properly for that shape? I used to cut my wafer in a round ...

I think my insurance will cover them and my supplier has little to object to if they are cheaper than drainable bags. During the day, I don't get (muc...

I've never had that happen, but.... I never wore white trousers. I guess sometimes people want to be helpful and point out a stain or a mark on your c...

@navey Maybe you could try to contact them again for a sample and offer to pay for shipping? Unless that gets insanely expensive of course... That way...

I have a problem with ballooning too. Can't burp my bag, because I use a one-piece system. I am now using drainable bags at night, so I can release th...

I saw Maggie Tretton demonstrate something very similar (or even the same?) on Youtube. She's in the US so she might help you find a way to get it to ...

Last Thursday I had to put down my best friend of 14 years. I just can't wrap my head around what happened. Was I too caught up in my own healing and ...

Oh goodness, you must have felt awful and self conscious! But don't worry, after a long life of fecal incontinence, I can console you with the fact...

@granddayout I am 6 weeks post op, so also a new colostomate. Nobody told me I couldn't have certain foods once I had my colostomy. In fact, the first...

@tim , I have not tried them yet. Usually my bag is just very full early in the mornings. This gassy balloon situation was (knock on wood) a one time ...