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Little more data, from US NIH: 25 " perferations"associated " with COVID. the paper states unclarity if it was from COVID or drugs to treat CO...

It's important to keep things in perspective . From the article:The exact prevalence of ischemia or perforation induced by COVID-19 coagulopathy is ...

whats intersting is I had rectal cancer and was told if they could rebuild the rectal area, i'd wake with an ileostomy, if not a colostomy. I gues...

@jillian yes, I have had a colostomy for 16yrs. just trying to understand where your information has come from. I've never heard of a colostomy per...

so this is my experience, first hands. i've read a lot in years past and I seem pretty typical .

sure , output changes , mine fluctuates quite a bit from different foods . from too thick to rather runny. i take this as normal. mid thickness i...

I"m puzzled here? why can't you eat raw carrots or cabbage? are you sure this is related to the stoma? i too have a colostomy and was never told I ...

what has your doctors said about foods to avoid? i do not see anywhere that they said avoid foods? seems like avoiding fruits for over a year can't...

@veganostomy , nope! while they still have the best feel and torelate athletic motion better than any other I've tried, the ease of draining went i...

you don't make it clear how long you wore these bags? your experiements are a little flawed by not having a corroding substance in the bag - human was...

are you worried about a stoma blackage or an intestinal blockage? what is your history with blockages?

@veganostomy , yes the 400k number is probably several years old. but even at 1,000,000 thats still 1 per 330 non ostomies, or .33%. the harder ...

@jillian , why the initial concern of nuts or other foods?

I've found no foods to be a problem with a colostomy, much different than an ileostomy. i often feel pieces of nuts in the bag along with whole orang...

since i have a colostomy, things are different. I have been in 10mile kayak races, 28mile cross country ski races and 30mile mountain bike races. ...

@chelly well, show me some new numbers then. back your statement up.

while uncontrolled diarrhea can be dangerous, stopping the body from expelling what it wants to get rid of is not good either. i wouldn't think the...

i usually can tell when pancaking is starting, partially rinsing the bag right away can help. loosing weight around your middle restricts how far yo...

its really a simple math problem. in the US, the UOAA estimates 400,000 ostomies. i haven't found a break down of colostomies vs ileostomies. so ...

i had a drain tube out of my butt for 6 weeks. was sore for weeks but not to the point of being uncomfortable.