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Mine is never predictable and it seems it is always going. However if I leave the bag on in the shower and change after getting out it seems to not go...

@granddayout how old do you have to be in the US to get the Medicare?

Yes, In the start it’s a learning curve. You experiment with different products and find out what irritates your skin and what you’re allergic to. I’m...

Oh gosh Laurie, I’m so sorry to hear what you’re going through. I hope the docs can find the cause and get you sorted. thinking of U!

I used to get those from one hospital I used to go to but my other hospital just died colonoscopy. Now that I have an ileostomy and my colon is gone I...

hello, I would be a little Leary of that because sometimes there are onion and other things that might get caught. I love taboolah and it’s one of m...

Don’t know why ballooning always happens at night. I have learned to stay away from pop and gassy foods to avoid. Simethicone tablets help me also

I tried the peroxide for a few days and it did cut the odor but gave out a strange smell. The other thing is I had a bad taste in my mouth. I do rinse...

@tim yes it happens frequently with these surgeries. My doc said anytime they go inside messing with the intestines that they are very sensitive and t...

@tim hi, I don’t use them myself but my client uses them. My boss usually puts the vent in but I had her open it overnight thinking that is how it wor...

@tim I see so maybe that was the problem.

I think I had the most horrific NG tube horror story of them all. My doc was even surprised. ok, so I had total proctocolectomy and then removed my ap...

@tim my client uses the Ez vent but what I’m finding is when she leaves it open at night it leaks through the little hole.

One other thing I’d like to say is that my Ostomy nurse told me that our ostomies themselves are a hernia so that we are more likely to develop parast...

I have an ileostomy. What I find best is the seedless watermelon and the cantaloupes and honey dew only if real ripe and soft. Apples can be baked wit...

A late but big welcome grand day out! I think the freedom of having these grand days out is the best part of getting these ostomies. I have ileostomy ...

I agree with veganostomy that blockages can cause diarrhea. For just regular watery poop I eat banana, rice or potatoe to thicken but if you have bloc...

maybe a blockage from a food that we have to be careful with or something. Coke a cola seems to push things out for me but usually the testing they do...

maybe a blockage from a food that we have to be careful with or something. Coke a cola seems to push things out for me but jusyslly the testing they d...

@cat-momma smith and nephew makes an adhesive remover wipe called Remove and they also have one called Unisolve that should take off that residue. You...