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Hi Trish, welcome and all the very best wishes for moving forward 👍

Hi Tony, Sounds like the Stealth Belt would be worth looking at. From what I have read they tailor to each individual

Hi, I can see how it’s painful when output moves, I would definitely have the Surgeon have a look. In the meantime a little stoma powder and use part ...

It’s a bowel Jim butt not as we know it

A whole devoted website to every thing ostomy, it doesn’t get much better than this

Yep that’s true, when I first had the words ostomy said to me I freaked out and thought how could anyone live with that!! It was my Mum who made me se...

Hi Tony, very well put its the way I have always seen my stoma. Far from a i now can’t do what I used to attitude, because of the bag now on my side I...

Modern Medicine is a wonderful gift, we really don’t know what will be possible. When you find that billionaire could you pass on the address. 😂

Hi Tony, A similar device has come up on the site before. It’s a system that is like a stop valve which can be opened to empty output. Yep the concept...

Hi Caroline, The prolase would certainly be an unnerving experience, and remaining calm like you did keeps the situation under control. On the walking...

Glad to hear about the stoma nurse, just remember don’t judge life with a stoma on the recovery stage. It’s a life style that’s full and workable. Tot...

Hi Pink, Welcome to the forum, it’s great to have so much information in the one place, An ostomy is a learning experience and you will find it all fa...

Hi Tony, welcome to the forum, you live in a beautiful part of the country I am from N.I. Have you tried Comfizz they are a family run business and ca...

Hi Naomi, From the posts and feeed back on the site lots of female ostomates find leggings a workable and comfortable choice.

Just for reference, the picture was the right way up with me from the start

Hi Linda, I had pictured you where having trouble folding the end of the bag and having a smaller area to secure to. I wear a Convatec bag and clip. H...

Hi Linda, if the Velcro strip is getting smaller would it be a solution to add another strip above or below to give you more room to play with. It’s e...

Thank you Stella. Whether Easter, Passover or a time to spend time with family and friends it’s a time of New life, freedom and hope.

Hi Alice, You may feel nervous but sounds to me you are getting the hang of things. It will take a bit of time for the stoma to settle that’s my Eric ...

Hi Lyme, if the leaks are mainly at night it may be ballooning of the bag or just the bag filling up and sleeping through when it needs emptying