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As an American it angers me that you would even have to make this list. Our "president" is everything that I despise in a human being. He is not my ...

@john68 I totally agree. With a one-piece, I feel like the stoma is just sitting there waiting for an accident to happen.

I've popped my 2-piece bag off of the flange a couple of times, but it was really full of air both times. I like two-piece bags, and they have been v...

@dlkfiretruck I use a wrap from ostomy secrets every day, all day long (except to sleep) and it keeps things hidden very well. It can ride up or down...

@veganostomy I've wondered this myself since my surgery. I'm in my fifties, so I keep a very close eye on my PSA numbers (tested every year) since a ...

I get all kinds of things happening behind and around my stoma (in my abdomen). When I take a bagless shower, I can feel the muscle of my small intes...

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@llholiday Thanks. I have a bunch of those from when I was in the hospital. I stopped using them as soon as my stoma healed after surgery. I don’t ...

@jattzl Thanks! I love showering bagless on change days. I’ll give the CeraVe a try. Thanks for answering!

@veganostomy Thanks Eric. It may not work for everyone, but with my ostomy location, it works great. I tried it one day, and I've been doing it sinc...

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@veganostomy Thanks, Eric. Yeah. I've suffered from mystery roaming joint pains all of my life. Drs pretty much have scratched their heads over it ...

My father suffered from rheumatoid arthritis-like symptoms in his hips for most of his life. He would flare so badly that he would be bedridden for ...