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Good conversation. This has answered many questions and brought up new lines for discussion. As I said in my previous post on this thread, I still ha...

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Hi Lydia and welcome. What works for me is just to get high waist briefs. There are a lot of these available from Amazon. Many companies make extended...

Hello Ian, Like john said it great to hear how you have recovered your health. Nice! And as Erik said, people choose to keep or reverse stomas for a l...

Hello Cyrisse, and welcome. I too use Hollister two piece. My stoma changed size for about six months after I got it. I am lucky enough to have a stom...

Hello Prairiegirl and welcome. You have had a really complicated and challenging experience so far. As I am not a doctor, I can only give you my exper...

I forgot to add... a word of warning. Be really careful cleaning the skin next to the stoma. The poor thing is defenseless and feels no pain. If you g...

Hi Dan, Medications can also cause changes in output. Also, it could have nothing to do with your ostomy or illness that caused you to have it. I som...

I too like to clean right down to the skin. I use a nylon washcloth like this: In combination with non residue bar soap from Purpose. My dermatolog...

Marcie, I too hope your arm gets better soon. You don't want to have to perfect the one arm ostomy change! Sounds like a challenge. Way to go though....

Great post Tony about nutrition support. I learned a lot. And to Linda. Thanks so much for sharing what you are experiencing and learning. We are all ...

Thanks Dan, It is good to remind people about the adhesive removers. Care of that skin area is key to an appliance that will stick well. And also hel...

Thats great John! Happy birthday to you 'both'. You are a real asset to this blog , thanks for being there. "A rose by any other name ..."

Marcie, Best wishes from me as well. You have been through a lot! Thats for sure. All the best for getting this sorted.

Hi Liza, I use the Hollister New Image, CeraPlus ( also marked as Remois), convex wafers. They are quite flexible all around the edges ..where the ta...

Thanks for joining the conversation, VeganLady. Welcome!

Hi Marci, Good nutrition is a struggle. Especially with blockage issues. Maybe try smoothies made with things that are not stringy ( I have to omit pi...

Hi Liza, I too still have my rectum ( or stump thereof). They just left it there ( a sub total colectomy) as it appeared I had UC and not Crohn's. So...

Hello Barbara, I am so sorry to hear that its been hard for you . The camera thing sounds like a real nightmare. Like Eric said.. seems like a difficu...

Reggie, Thanks for sharing. It really will be a help to people! Many people don't know about the convex type of wafer. I started using convex wafer a...