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if you label yourself as disabled, what special needs would you require? seems an employer would need to know what special accommodations you will r...

I had good success with carbon filter pads meant to be used over heat registers(hot air) in the home. about 1/8 - 3/16's of an inch thick. beware, I...

I have a colostomy and wear a 1 piece. and yes, wear time goes downhill fast, the more you move. skiing, mountain biking, surf ski kayaking reaks...

I think bagpus made a very important comment, blockage or just constipation.

"YIKES", VO that suggested to me you strongly disagreed with the doctor, so I asked for your reasoning. I'm always willing to explain my reasoning, ...

the Coloplast bags are a bit noisy. I seem to recall cymed telling me theirs are EVA. I think they were a bit noisy too. US pop. is 328million, ...

fill a bag with grape juice, if it leaks, send it back, else wear it.

I'd like to see the study that suggests how many ostomy bags are in a typical landfill compared to all the other plastics? my guess, in the millions...

LL North are you refering to someone called azmcinniis in the introduction section? the bag they talk about is the same one I found online, menti...

LL north, i think I know what you're driving at here. I did see a bag for $47.00. said they have a useful life span of 2 -3 months. I'm guessing ...

LL north, have you had any signs of a blockage? VO-vegan, do you have any numbers to support your claim about colostomy blockages? in the early yea...

why not just buy a box of bags out right, then you are always a box ahead in supplies. I order online, takes 5minutes, no prescription required. ...

how often do you go around with the bag exposed for all to see? I can't imagine suppliers or manufacturers liking multiple color options. every col...

dan, it kind of sounds like the blockage was not at the stoma? were you having normal daily output and then it stopped? this sounds different than...

Stella, I doubt JTV was offended. I've never had a flu shot but seem to recall hearing often that " you may experience flu "like" symptoms I'd call ...

TIME is and has been a major topic of this entire thread, it starts in the 2nd sentence of the first post and in my first post, then continues on.

correct Chris. your comments got me thinking. often people describe problem as smell, stink, or odor, but not feces smell. the plastic of the ba...

vegan, I'll assume your wording is correct. notice they say odor resistant and not odor proof, a important difference. also hollister's comment do...

vegan, can you point me to your "odor resistance" source? I'd like to read the details. I talked to a retired chemist this morning about porosity o...