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I love M9. I could just about clear out the house at bag empties before trying, and now I don't worry about it at all. It almost completely neutrali...

I've pulled the fabric off of bags before. It's not too hard, but it is extra work.

@varg55 Wow, Terry! I'm very sorry you had such a tough experience. Yes. I've been very complacent lately and I was lucky to get away with this one...

@veganostomy Thanks, Eric. I do quite a bit of traveling, and this is the first time this has happened. BUT, I was being VERY bad with hydration...

I'm happy to report that I'm completely back to normal with seemingly no adverse effects from my experience. I even ate a FEW peanuts last night...wi...

@tigerlily My surgeon used mesh in the formation of my stoma as a preventative measure to avoid future hernias. I also have mesh from an inguinal ...

@Stella Thanks for asking. It was a rough night. I could still feel every time I passed output, which woke me up a lot since my stoma is very active...

@jeff No joke! I love peanuts. I'll eat them again - with lots of liquids. Basically, my digestive system made lots of crunchy peanut butter. N...

I've wondered this many times. In fact, every time I do a bagless shower, I marvel at the interface of my stoma and my abdomen. The two tissues are ...

I rinse after every empty by pouring water into the outlet and then sloshing it around for a few seconds. I do this mostly because it gets the bag co...

@erika Welcome!!

Thanks for sharing! Very clever.

@gimo Hi Linda. M9 is an ostomy bag deodorizer. It really works well in eliminating odors for when you empty your bag.  Screen-Shot-2021...

@goatherder Exactly the same here. 😊

@dlkfiretruck I also use about 20 drops of m9 and it is amazing. Almost no odor, unless there is a lot of gas.

I haven't but probably will now. I love showering my stoma (on bag change days with nothing on). Just makes everything feel so much better.

@alida Nakey showers rule! I love showers on bag change days. Like heaven.

Hi Eric. I used mine just last week for riding roller coasters (Lagoon Amusement Park in Salt Lake City, Utah). In fact, I'm putting it back on tomo...

Hi Stella! I think there are many different scenarios for how we handle tough-to-digest foods. I worried a lot after surgery, to the point of refus...

@tonythetiger Hi Tony. My surgeon addressed the risk of sexual disfunction after surgery, and I was concerned. He was very careful in the removal ...