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D...thank you so much for sharing that information! I had my stoma 8 years before accidentally finding VO and honestly & sadly thought I was stu...

@Lindsay Kennedy...Hi Lindsay & Welcome to VO! Here, no question whatever the situation is ever dumb, silly, stupid...or however you anyone ma...

Lil stomie & Liza... all the best to both of you with your surgery dates. You have already proven you are much stronger then you may have thoug...

Hi there Glenn...I had similar to that for some time after surgery, then it went away & I got busy. Back to life as normal & after I got back...

@squeakyandliza... thats almost nauseating! I think I would have had a ❤ attack if I was told that !!!

Hi Rick...that is an issue with me as well. Let your prescribing Doctor know that you find this happens, and ask what can be done, or request for ...

Hello Brent...welcome to VO!! I think that is a fairly common fault with shorter digestive guts! I take an over 50 for women, B complex 100 and one f...

Cyrisse...Welcome back! I'm so glad to hear it went well for you!! I hope your guts settle down soon too. That metallic taste is awful & I underst...

befink...Welcome to VO! You have been thru so much , I really hope this graph works well for you. I came out of my second to last surgery with a larg...

@squeakyandliza...Hi there stranger! lol! Congrats on your surgery date!! That's sure creeping up quickly!! I have never heard of all that prep for ...

@sjlovestosing...hi Stella... yup, I have been in a hot tub several times over the years . I was afraid my pouch may come loose in the water but that ...

John, Great suggestion!! ... I get the flu shot every year & in late Fall last year, I got the Pnuemonia Vaccine. Having Asthma & a regular ...

@chrisandbagpus... I have the ileostomy, 11 yrs now. I had a horrid time of blockages, but learned it was compliments of kinks and tightening of smal...

@chrisandbagpus....tongue in cheek is appropriate! I have been known to say if an onion odour can not be detected when it is foil wrapped, something I...

@sjlovestosing and Rick... there is one factor that is not being discussed here & that's ...TIME! How long do you or anyone with a pouch, leave ...

@sjlovestosing...hey Stella, like Eric I strongly believe too that as long as your cleaning the outside and mouth of the pouch well & the vents/...

@Jamie Brown...Familyone, welcome to VO to you both! maybe if you can tell us more about your tummy and scar placement, it might help. When new ou...

@llholiday...Thank you Linda, it sure is right! Encouragement verses cold discouragement goes the mile! When I first joined here I knew it was the b...

This is a very concerning and NORMAL issue folks! I'm certainly here with John on this! I have 2 dogs, if they're not smelling me nobody is...if your ...