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Hello GrandDay! Nice to meet you! My 2018 colostomy because of cancer, also, and I am doing well. My first grand day out was shortly after I got out...

Hi Jillian - I have a colostomy also and have had to adjust my eating; for example, stringy and fibrous things like celery and melon have created some...

Oh, I am sorry. Poor little Rufus. He might take comfort if you give him an old shirt of yours to cuddle with. It seemed to help my little cat when he...

I brought my own socks and Birkenstock step-in sandals to the hospital (much easier to walk in than the slipper-sox with grips on the bottom that they...

I have a colostomy, also, and I use a Hollister 2-piece, no filter, with an Adapt barrier ring. This was what the ostomy nurse selected for me five ye...

For me, leaving a little air in the pouch seems to help, also that little bit of water that gets left in the pouch after I rinse (when emptying). Fil...

Welcome, Johnny5. VeganOstomy is a wonderful place; you will enjoy learning and meeting new people. Best wishes to you. Things do settle down - your s...

I’m glad that you made a visit to your doctor. Gall bladder issues can have such a variety of symptoms. When I had my gall bladder removed some year...

The velcro hasn’t failed me yet, but I have been using this little paper clip/clamp. I flip the bottom of the opening up one more turn, which helps ke...

@rick Oh, yes, I avoid almonds not because of my ostomy but because of my expensive dental work (and I used to love those candy-coated Jordan almonds,...

I have few options left and have hopes for this new medication, which for the past week seems so far so good. Hoping and praying that continues - so, ...

Sending good thoughts and best wishes to you and your daughter for a smooth trip home and a smooth recovery. You are both such troupers, brave beautif...

Hi Robin, I’m 72, my stoma Ruby will be 5 this weekend, and I echo Linda LK and Chelly on those stretchy pants/leggings/jeggings (going one size up wo...

Hi Paul, glad to meet you. I am in northern Minnesota, your age, and sometimes attend an ostomy group. There are a couple of guys there with urostomi...

Hi Mary, Hoping you are feeling better today. I found VO, VeganOstomy, when I was searching the internet not long after my surgery to see what cloth...

For what it’s worth, I have ordered M9 deodorant drops through Amazon a few times, through a few different vendors, and have not had a problem. I do a...

Up until then she only used “baby talk” - I wonder if she will start putting sentences together.