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Hi Fred, You should really get a doctor to check it out if you are having these symptoms. If its some kind of blockage, its serious, and if its someth...

Fred, I forgot, Also I had nausea. I think you might not know you have a hernia unless your illium slips through there and gets caught which then caus...

Hi Eric,Re water & the Horrortube, Yes, good idea to ask for a bit of water. I had never previously had this procedure and didn't even think to a...

Hi Fred, I went to the ER with pain in my abdomen, sweating , feeling really bad. I though it was a blockage. After waiting five hours in a plastic ...

Hi Fred, I used the Hollister rings for quite awhile. Then my supplier switched some of the Hollister product for the Coloplast ( brava) moldable ring...

Hi, Sarah, No, I got no water with mine. But with a blockage I think the whole point of the thing is to get out whats already in your stomach and then...

Amanda, Thanks so much for posting your story. I wish you all the best with your upcoming ileostomy surgery.I wish I had had mine sooner! Its good to...

OMG don't start NG tube stories it brings tears to my eyes even thinking about it. I guess its NG not GN like I wrote! Ha, I hated it so much I ca...

Good for you,uc2ostomy, I REALLY wish I had a stoma nurse who actually had one. Everyone is kind and helpful, but they just do not get all of it. Good...

Yes, the convex wafers really do help with an 'innie'. My stoma telescopes ( as I just posted somewhere else in this forum). It goes in and out. I had...

Hi Liaelena, I also had a lot of leaks at first (which drove be nuts and which drove me to find this great site hosted by Eric), and have had really ...

Hi everybody. Just wanted to briefly introduce myself. But first, I want to thank Eric for this wonderful site. It has helped me so much. I look forwa...