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Hi. I'm using Convatec Active Life Drainable Pre-Cut Pouches as an alternative. I did reorder more Cymed Platinum Microskin last month and they seem t...

Sadly this is all a pattern of Cymed reducing quality by switching suppliers and manufacturers globally to save a buck. The result is urostomy, ileost...

I switched back to convatecs. Frankly even with Cymeds I would rarely get more than 3 days, max 4 wear before I had to replace them. For me it was abo...

Here is picture of the fish oil I use now that stopped the stinkiness. Generally with different brands, by mid to late second day of wear, the pouch w...

Tammy, I had this smell from both Cymed and Convatec. Ended up it was the Fish Oil pills/capsules I was taking. I switched to a different brand that ...

Glad you found this helpful. Yes I’d avoid cymeds at this point. Yes convatec active life seem better. Product Code Product Name 22...

Hi Paulette. I ended up switching to Convatec Active Life appliances. Seems they actually now have the plastic that the original Cymed used so its ...

it seems Cymed has again made a surprise change to design and manufacturing of the MicroSkin one piece drainable Ileostomy pouches, ugh. They’ve taken...

Thanks John. Yes I started out with Convatec Active Life once I had moved from two piece to one piece. Was a great find! That was back in 1990. Used C...

Thanks Robert! Which type of Holllister? I've ordered good ole Karaya seal hollisters in the past whenever I've had rawness around stoma... the karaya...

Re when changes noticed. This week when my new two month shipment arrived.

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