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P.>S buy a small travel size hair dryer too. Cheep on amazon. Dries and heats the area...can even be used on hair! My husband uses his to dry out h...

Hi Chris, A belt is certainly worth a try. No down side. I think it does help to hold the wafer up against the skin. Or maybe also use a belly band ki...

Hey Chris, just throwing this out there. ( as you well know.. I am no doctor). Your now enlarged and bleeding stoma has a cause. . Figuring out why ...

Yes.. thats really good news the Crohn's isn't active. But sorry you still have the bleeding and swelling. Seems like you need more medical help. Like...

Hey Chris, I am happy to hear you are coping better! And that you are getting scoped tomorrow. That will be helpful for sure. I remember being told th...

Welcome to the forums Windigo. Keep posting! We may be the first world wide community of ostomates ever!

Hello again, Chris, As Zvitusk says, venting is an excellent activity. Both of your mind and of gas build up. I can see this is very distressing, it...

Eric, whatever you did I think its GREAT that we are getting more guest posts now. It has really added to the forum to have more voices. Thanks.

Hi Again, Chris. I hope you got through the night O.K. It will get better, but I know this kind of hell well. When nothing you do seems to helps and ...

Chris, Hi. I am so sorry to hear of your ongoing problems. This sounds like a real challenge. All I can really offer you is my support. I don't know (...

You did great, Mark. And you have a wonderful speaking voice and a reassuring presence. Way to go. and really? The filter works? Makes me want to try ...

Amber and Eric, Thanks for posting this video chat. It was interesting and I just have a couple of points to make. When we first get our new ostomies ...

Thanks for sharing that John. I hadn't seen it before. I couldn't get the video to play ( said not available in my area, so ???), but the rest of the...

Yes, I get the whole problem with the 'walled garden' approach too. We need to encourage participation. I guess you could think about WHY people are h...

Eric, These are good questions and I am thinking about these issues. I am not techno savy though. A question: The member numbers listed at the bottom ...

WOW Kathy, you deserve a medal for keeping your cool. Good to force them to be the humiliated ones! Yikes. You did much better than I would have ( to ...

Eric, Thanks, I hadn't seen that. I really liked the music and how vigorously you shook the bottles! Pretty convincing that it is not biodegradable. I...

Hi Mommy2, I seem to have had a similar experience. I use Hollister products EXCEPT I use Eakins rings. I used to use the Hollister and then they star...

WOW! That is quite a day . Its a good thing these things get funnier with the passage of time! Thanks for sharing.

O.K. another laugh of the day! I just had a thought that I should have called this thread GUTBUSTERS! enjoy. cartoon.jpg