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From one guy to another Welcome and best wishes 🙏👍

Hi Carol, Many Happy Returns. May you grow in health and knowledge 🙏👍

Hi All, That’s an issue I wasn’t aware of. I can see how unnerving that would be. Here in the UK we are spoiled with the NHS. A great service and gues...

Hi Chelly, I have done a bit of searching online and “Witch-hazel “ seems to be useful for removing sticky residue on skin. I asked my wife as well an...

Hi Chelly , I can’t comment either on that appliance. But although the flush stoma ain’t ideal, a lot of members have good results. Question are you l...

We all find a technique that works or an appliance that’s suitable. One thing I feel gets over looked is dry skin. Getting and keeping the skin dry be...

Hi Chelly, I love your outlook. Remember this! When steel is heated, beaten and heated and beaten again it becomes very very tough and strong 💪. An os...

Hi Chelly, Thankyou for sharing your journey. The back story for so many ostomates is a long process of testing and confusion, distress and months and...

Hi Folks, I have found that some barrier rings are worse than others for leaving sticky residue both on the skin and the shower tray. I find too the s...

Hi Michelle, Welcome 🙏. You really have been through the mill. Are your surgeries being done by the same medical team. I would look for a second opini...

It’s a crying shame that someone thinks it’s their job to judge. Imagine if everyone was the same. Looks, personality etc! It’s what makes the human r...

Hi Yvan, Always good to have new voices 😀

Hi and welcome, As Eric says you may not need a guard. If you wanna check out a UK company try Comfizz. They mainly do underwear and wraps but also a ...

Hi, I ain’t got any experience of this product but! When finished hold up side down and pump out what’s in the tube. I know this works for spray paint...

Hi Jillian, Am sorry to hear that. A stoma has a lot of blood vessels which can bleed. If on the outside not a big issue, but from the inside you have...

I think what might be happening is that’s the side with your shape that’s getting the most output and doing all the hard work. The ring is being degra...

That’s certainly a great question about the stoma sinking. I was 98lbs after my surgery. I currently am 168lbs and am 6ft in height. It’s a weight I f...

Hi Jillian, You will find VO very much current and up to date. Eric has lots of information across all aspects of ostomy life. And their are members w...

Any appliance will show signs of wear. A healthy stoma is a nice pick colour. Measuring a stoma is important especially when it’s brand new out of the...