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Hi Ian, Welcome to the community. Eric, John, and Dona are absolutely right. One person's negative experiences with a J-pouch could never be a defi...

Hi Cyrisse, Welcome to the best ostomy community anywhere online. Let us know how we can help you. If you feel comfortable sharing it, we would love...

Hi Linda, I maybe just be rehashing old hat stuff for you, but have you ever tried any of the liquid supplements available for Crohn's sufferers who...

@john68 I echo the stomaversary wishes and must say that your positive attitude about Sammy and similar mindsets of others on this board with their ...

Hi Marcie, I'll be praying too. Please let us know how you're doing if you will; we would love to know.

The presence of air in the pouch mitigates the vacuum effect that forces the bag to tighten against the output, preventing the bag from basically squi...

Linda, How do you do it? You're braver than I am. I probably wouldn't have told that story if it had happened to me. Your Romeo sounds like a sweeth...

Hi @VeganLady, and welcome. Thank you for sharing your experience with us to help out Liza. If you're comfortable doing so, please share your story w...

Hi Liza, I still have my rectum, but reversal is not an option for me. Technically, it could be done, but it would leave me with chronic incontinenc...

Hi Reggie, Wonderful, isn't it? There' s just no substitute for the peace of mind that comes with discovering a pouching system that you can rely on...

Since the original poster doesn't have an interest in debating the meaning of disability stating that it's a defined term and implying that said defin...

Hi liza, thank you for sharing this story. There is still grace in this world.

Linda, What an outrage! Still, now there is a bit of hope that your difficulty getting better has a lot to do with receiving care from a doctor who ...

Linda, your answer to this question was very detailed. What I get from it is that your answer is that, no, your stoma didn't make you disabled, and yo...

Thanks John, And I bet they would be the first to acknowledge that the change in their bodies did change how they had to do things and in some cases...

John, Eric, Great answers that hit on the heart of the matter. Having a stoma does place some limitations on some people, however minor. It definite...

Oh good, more waiting. This must be such a pain Liza. I'm sure I'm not the only one happy to support you even as you keep waiting, however.

Liza, prayers for peace and wisdom.

Linda, I won't soon forget how solemnly I was reading your post. The look on my face must have been grave indeed. Then you came out with the joke ab...

Lol John, what kind of friends would we be if we didn't rag on you now and then? Guys who hate their wives don't say such tame things like that she kn...