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@rosepritchard I don't have that problem for only one reason, and talk to your doctor about doing it: We have all used a bidet on our toilets for deca...

Gosh I'm so sorry. You would really think they would want to get that fixed quickly, instead of pushing your surgery back!

Oh, well, I never really thought about it and just let it dangle. Perhaps I'll check out having it not dangle!

My hand is often on mine, checking if it's filling, checking if I need to burp the bag before I go into a social situation etc. It's just part of my o...

Removing your wafer without using a remover wipe or spray WILL cause skin irritation eventually. I use the spray, as my skin is like tissue paper and ...

Please don't buy them from Amazon. They come often open, not sterile, or in dangerous concentrations. I'd call around to local pharmacies and ask if t...

Sorry, that's the trouble with apartment life. Don't blame your stoma though, don't even tell her you have one or she'll be convinced it's you just be...

It could be a useful tool for many I'm sure. Go for it!. I use Hollister, but am blessed with a perfectly round stoma so I'm able to use a standard ...

LOL I'm a wheelchair user with an ostomy. 20 years in the wheelchair, 8 this month with the ostomy.

@dogtalkerer What I built mine out of was quite flexible. I need to protect my stoma from goat horns and hooves and it works well. I haven't fallen bu...

Very nice! I made my own as well a number of years ago and it still works great. I used thermoplastic sheet and cut and formed it. Necessity is the mo...

If I tried a brush, I'd rip all my skin off! 😆 *(My skin is paper thin and abrades easily) Hope it works for you though!

I use a standard rough washcloth around my stoma with a little bath soap to clean things up, then I rinse well. As to all the showers, I slide a towe...

@chelly I change my wafer and bag twice a week. Monday and Friday, which has me using my bag and wafer for 4 days and then 3 days. I use Hollister co...

I have been forced to use Amazon from time to time, especially at the beginning of my ostomy journey. Expired product seems to be the biggest problem....

A quality seat usually comes with inserts that slide down into the holes in the bowl to take up the "wiggle room" and have large, usually plastic nuts...

While we've been discussing toilets, my bride announced yesterday that she thought ours was leaking between the tank and the bowl. Sure enough, it sur...

I have an elongated bowl, extra tall toilet, with an added aftermarket stainless swing away bidet attached. Sitting at a 45 degree angle on the seat, ...

I second the Gas-x. Actually I use a generic from Walmart called Equate Gas Relief which works wonders!

@dlkfiretruck Thanks for letting us know, and we'll be praying for a successful surgery and positive outcome!