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@cat-momma right. They will never admit it but they will get them back to see what’s wrong and fix the problem.,

@dlkfiretruck it leaves a slippery film on my skin I don’t know why. The time I tried the pears soap I went to out the pouch on and it immediately sta...

@loveanimals yes and then you are sending them the evidence that they can deny. That’s really gross that they want you to send a used pouch. Yea, I wo...

I learned that Coloplast has a brava cleansing wipe. It comes in a pack like regular wipes but only contains 15 wipes each pack. You can use after a s...

@veganostomy yes, thanks for your input. I gave an appointment on Tuesday with the colorectal department so I’m going to mention this. Maybe they can ...

@cat-momma I’d be afraid to use the clay and charcoal around my stoma area. With these stomas if anything is oily or some things can irritate the skin...

@tigerlily I used to work at a place that sold homemade soaps and one of my favorite was emu oil soap. That of course would be too oily for this but w...

@goatherder yes you must have very thin skin. I tried it but I was gentle going in circular motions. No scrubbing hard at all. I know some men have to...

Would just like to ad here that it’s not nice to get fake products with toxic crap in it off Amazon but when it’s your Ostomy? Well, that’s just serio...

@tigerlily I tried the brush and yes I can see why you would worry to tell people but I’m a careful kind of gal anyhow so no harm was done. It didn’t ...

@dlkfiretruck I see. Yes it was the pears soap I tried. It made my body feel great but it left a film around my Ostomy that was really hard to get off...

@dlkfiretruck hi and thanks. I have tried glycerin soap but it leaves a slick film kind of like conditioner but I did like the way my body felt. A pou...

@goatherder I have always used a washcloth as well. I’m thinking adding in this brush is going to help remove some unwanted adhesive and I’m still goi...

@cat-momma I think your making a good choice getting the Ostomy. At least with the pouch you can control the focal incontinence.it will be in the pou...

@tigerlily thanks so much for this tip! I’m going to the store now so picking up a nail brush to try today. I’m excited lol! With my issue of getting ...

@tigerlily I’m very interested in the mail brush step. Do you scrub using the nail brush with soap or is that before or after you soap up? Also what s...

@goatherder that’s great!! Twice a week for me would even be good! I’m wondering in my case is if it could be that I have to shower twice a day. Once...

@dlkfiretruck it’s an ileostomy. Currently using sensura mio deep convex. Changing routine is daily due to it will not hold up past 1 day. At changes ...

Question for those of you getting more than one day wear from your appliance….. how? Are you emptying ? Are you rinsing? Do you use Ostomy deodorant ?...