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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...

my comments can all be checked. everyone here has the capability to search " bomb sniffing dogs" and learn about their nose sensitivity on their ow...

YES, Rick, you smell what you smell!!! period! especially when it's approaching time to change plastics are POROUS.. LK, your dogs don't react...

bagpus, it's called tough love. tough love gets things done, apathy promotes mediocrity, stagnation I stand by what I said.

superstition is fine for entertainment, but it sounds more like the pic is a constant reminder for you which is not health. by 3 yrs I was as far f...

I ordered 1 piece samples about 6months back. for me the Velcro outlet is useless. once I get some sheet Teflon , I'll try to plastic weld a Colopla...

well I'll have to say no, I don't worry about covering the stoma . it really needs very little protection, intestine is tough material once well heal...

I have a colostomy, so things may be a bit different. night before mnt bike or ski races, I would do the traditional carbo loading- pasta it wor...

on a funny note; I read it as " dealing with a CRAP machine" , thought you were talking about your old sphincter?

37 seconds. out of curiosity, I cut a 1 piece opening. I do have Coloplast scissors, but I've found 3inch straight blade scissors work just as well f...

Sorry vegan, I shoulld have explained in more detail. the guy was doing more of a colonoscopy prep. he used milk of magnesia. as far as function...

the signature is only seen if you are logged in, at least in Chrome. I only login if I make a comment, thus I can't tell if someone is colo or ileo...

stella and LL, from your bio's, sounds like you both have colostomys. from everything I've read, blockages seem to be very rare in colostomys. after ...

well guys, when the edge is peeling up, generally means your body is bending more than the wafer wants to. . you should be able to feel the wafer's ...

I've always considered the flange, the part of the 1 piece that sticks to your stomach. a wafer, being something rigid and has thickness. and waf...

Glue your clothes on ! interesting. your application seems safe, being water soluble, sounds like it then has limited uses. I wear a very ti...

whats a "non bag ostomy"?