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Yes, the first problem I had was that after surgery, the stoma shrinks! My body type is O.K. pretty flat stomach slim to normal weight, but it seemed...

Thanks Susan, I will take all good thoughts and prayers sent my way! And, Lumpy! HA.. I wonder how many people name them? I love mine ( like so many o...

Cassoday, thanks for telling us your story. It very interesting , you have had a challenging road. Good luck in the future and let us know how its go...

This probably isn't helpful..but I don't use any. Odor isn't problem ( at least to me Ha Ha..). I don't really have leaks anymore ( after nearly two ...

Then all one needs is some chocolate, graham crackers a campfire and some friends!

If you google 'vegan marshmallow recipe' you will get a lot of sites that say they have one. It might be worth trying some of them for those among us ...

That would really be a challenge. I think some people may take opiates to thicken up their output, but I would always try to avoid that if possible. H...

P.S. semi off topic. Do people with high output stomas have output all day and all night? even if they haven't eaten is eight hours or so? Is that an ...

Yes, 20 minutes seems really short. And if it did have that effect, it seems like it might be bad stuff to eat ( which it is, of course). When I got s...

I also don't understand how this can work. I heard of this when I still had UC,as a way to thicken the stool. The timing as Sarah points out, is seem...

Kae, Good luck on your upcoming repair. And best wishes for kyaking in the future. Cecelia, welcome. Barcelona looks wonderful. Eric, enjoy the kayak!...

Kae, I am happy to hear that it went for you. Sounds like you have great care. Its really good to have 'real world' information about all this. Thank...

Because its GLUE! I guess I can't blame the glue for sticking to things. I always shower when I change, and I clean off all the residual stuff...so th...

Good idea. I just got some of the spray remover. The little packets didn't seem like a time efficient thing for the shower floor. And anything will b...

From me too, Kae.

My cats do quite well and are experienced nappers. They keep the couch from flying out into space. Thanks for your good wishes. I am , thankfully, now...

Jattzl, I just wanted to offer my support. It is a challenging road. I find this place very helpful indeed.Its great to have a place where one can ge...

I got my first Flex-sig of my rectal stump ( two words I never ever wanted to hear together) about 9 months after my surgery ( sub total colectomy wit...

Yes. I had off days before my illness and I have them now. I think they are just a normal human thing. Its very hard ( and I work at it) not to view e...