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@llholiday Thank you for your suggestion. I am in the process of switching from a two piece system that I have been using for many years, that no ...

@dlkfiretruck Thank you Linda.

@shay10-6 Hi Shay, I just wanted to add to some of the other positive comments. I was 16 years old when I had my Ileostomy surgery, in Belfast, ...

Thank you for the feedback. The comment that "my stoma looked like it was shrink wrapped," is exactly what happens to me regardless if I use a pouch...

@dlkfiretruck Hi Linda, Thank you for your suggestions, I am so glad I have joined this group, everyone certainly tries to help one another. I live in...

Thanks again for your support. It is so nice to talk to other people that understand the issues to have to face. I follow the steps outlined in the vi...

Hi, Thanks for your reply. The issue seems only when I change my appliance, I have tried everything ( blowing air into the pouch, putting tissue in it...

@veganostomy Thank you, I will give it another try.

Sorry to be a Debbie Downer but I have tried both of these things with no luck. When you say roll up a wad of toilet paper, what does that look like? ...

My pouch does not have a filter, just a plain old pouch.

@veganostomy Thank you for your reply, however I do not use a filter.

This is my first post as I have just joined the forum. Has anyone ever had a problem with not enough air in the pouch after a change? The air get suc...