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Hi Fart sack, some of the things you can do to help a blockage are lots of fluids especially hot drinks, don’t be tempted to take laxatives. Make sure...

Hi Readann, does the stoma look healthy, also are you allowing room for the stoma when cutting the wafer.

Hi Glenn, Welcome to the forum, it’s good to hear that you are excited about going forward, plus your lectures can be twice as long 😃.

Hi Albert, Welcome and the very best

Hi Redanne, Welcome to the forum, Have these surgeries been done by the same medics, maybe a second opinion is needed. Is your output very thick. The ...

Thank you Stella, The best wishes to you and yours and all the forum and indeed the Boss man (Eric) 🥂

Hi Hadi, Yep What Eric says is right, level of output, body shape, lifestyle. All these are factors in making a system work for you. The various compa...

Like many I have been doing some shopping today, honestly you would think the shops where never gonna open again!! Stress don’t help any of us ostomat...

You guys can get Eakin rings and the are part of convatec, it’s surprising and a shame not to have access.

Good lad Tony many thanks 👍😃

It’s looks a great product, I was trying to post the link but am away home and my phone won’t do it.

I far as I know it’s any part of the body from the mouth to the anus. Basically any part of the body that takes in digests and excretes food. My denti...

No need to be sorry! For me I use 3 sheets crunched up. That creates enough air to allow room for flow.

Hi iebrowne, Welcome here, does your bag have a filter, these can be responsible for sucking in and can be blocked off with the little stickers. To cr...

Hi Metalhorse, Welcome to the forum. You are really fresh out of the box! I can say you’re ostomy will not stop you doing or enjoying the activities y...

When the tape that holds it in place is thrown in the mix it adds a little more room. I would say if output was really thick it may pose problems but ...

Hi JTvT, A very handy and affordable and small guard is the stoma dome. It doesn’t use a belt and I think it may be an option for you. I use one on an...

Hi Liza, hopefully the deeper convex will help with the leaks, Seeing a dermatologist would also be a good idea