Community Forums

Count me in :mrgreen:

Hi Terri Welcome aboard the "how did I get here club" sorry mate its a big learning curve, you will discover some of what works for you yourself a s...

If the stoma is fairly evenly recess then Eric is correct a convex wafer will close the gap up. With my newly remodel stoma I have a skin bulge at the...

Interesting. I think something like this has been proposed before but seemed to disappear it was for a metal bayonet port? It is very early days. I ...

I have already put on the site but as its a very useful way I hope you agree its good to repeat again. If you have a digital camera or good phone ca...

Mimi To help keep output soft the only thing I know that helps are apple sauce and bananas also others have mentioned marshmallows, I know that the ...

The best Forum on the web for me based on the help advice and friendship

Mimi I have had problems with the outer edges of the wafer lifting the causes might be Temperature, perspiration, body shape, body movements and I t...

Mimi I little story a long while ago I work with an Aussie that was walkabout in UK for year. He told me of his travels through India in VW beetle ...

Ahh John its confirmed then. I think my stoma is a carpet bag that lives in shop window that turns into a magical cat - What does that make me 😂

@mimi " I am experiencing some pain and hardening under the skin around the stoma, " Have you had it checked those symptom out for either a hernia...

Don't worry girl it will be him not you getting a face fully if he's wrong 😂 More seriously I have quite often been suprised that they seem shall I ...

I posted a good reply yesterday no idea where it went, suck! looks like a opening for a international best mr or miss ostoma :mrgreen: start groo...

Mimi A good massage therapist practise might have some anatomical block, bolsters and wedges made of firm foam of different shape, sizes and thickne...

@dogtalkerer Hi no I didn't mean to suggest you can't burp or flush a 1 piece I merely stated that I found the 2 piece easier as you have the option...

Hi I reckon we can all subscribe to your full list in the first few months Remember the surgeon has cut, sliced, stretched and had a general rumma...

Mimi yes you are right vacuuming will inhibit the stoma output in my experience, so anything to reduce stop it will help I prefer a two piece bag ...

Another option is a low residue diet. It reduces the amount of output half resting good after a curry hurry!

@sjlovestosing Hand cut with the coloplast paying scissors the curve help the corner rounding otherwise the corner points dig in abit Also I can a...