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Yes , see and I’m just learning of it now. Thanks for the link. Yes I agree Ostomy is not a disease and I thought the name was strange as well. But ve...

@john68 hi, I always washed the area with soap and water afterwards because I was not sure about the adhesion of the clean pouch with domboro residue....

Forgot to ask. Can those pouch liners be used on a one peice?

I always loved using wipes as it made things just feel cleaner. I found that they started putting extracts like calendula etc. aloe and glycerin and s...

@john68 that’s great and my nurse told me I could do it until the irritation subsided. I’m a daily pouch changer and the most I ever had to use the do...

@cygo that is about how mine looks without using a lubricating deodorant so yes, it looks as if it does not affect your seal. Maybe my itching could...

This will be the real test to see if it is indeed something being transferred from my clients home via my hands while emptying or his water spicket ....

@cygo I never had residue before now. I was using an extended wear convatec and it got really bad. I’m using Coloplast now but still getting residue j...

@john68 i can tell you a better way to get rid of that irritation that is tried and true for me. My Ostomy nurse told me to do domboro soaks when mine...

I agree about the clinical safety. I guess I’m so desperate to get this excess off and wanted to know if others ever heard of this. I know my nurse ha...

@dlkfiretruck lol yes my phone and my fingers hitting these small keys are horrible for typos so I have to reread all my posts or typing after posting...

@cygo do you find that having the lubricating deodorant in your pouch causes breakdown of the seal? I tried using those because I’m a chronic pancaker...

@goatherder well, the way I thought about it is she is only one person at this company. I had another company that would not even send my supplies and...

@veganostomy the adhesive was irritating me on that sensura. I’m now using the mio convex light and they have the option for no filter so I got those ...

@goatherder I meant the clip on bag that clips to the wafer. It popped off on me.

@veganostomy I agree about the flushing. I won’t flush them as I always wear gloves and I roll it up into the glove and discard but hey gloves are so ...