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@dlkfiretruck It happens hope not to you just wish those that do have adhesive issues could get relief quicker sadly many go through what I did or wor...

Sorry you’re having a rough time. It took me a long time to find out that my skin doesn’t tolerate adhesive and I’m not saying that’s you but I had t...

Im sorry too you had to go through that but I’m 10 years behind you and just got through going through the same thing. It’s tough but I new nobody th...

It has taken me almost 6 months to trust my new pouch and the manufacturer. I found a much better pouch in shallow convex Marlen they don’t have smal...

@chelly thanks that’s a great tip for clamps! I’ll update this post as I progress but it may take some time to get the perfect fit.

Hi @chelly I have been sent some sensura mio pouches and am going to cut a small sample off to do a skin test but it’s hard to get an accurate skin te...

@chelly Hi @Chelly- I’m still waiting to retry Marlen and need to still contact Cymed but nu hope sent me a sample of a different pouch. The rep from...

Thanks I may try coloblast I haven’t used their products in years and I guess I wasn’t aware that they adhere with elastic.

@chelly your correct but I’m finding a new pouch as I need a break from being quality control for NH.

@chelly Hi- I went through the same thing when I first got my ostomy and settled on new hope but I don’t have confidence in their pouches any more and...

@cat-momma I’m sorry u have to go through that. I feel these medical manufacturers take advantage of the fact that we need to rely on them so heavily...

@chelly thanks for your reply and I am looking for a new company I’m tired of begging to get pouches without holes in them.

@veganostomy thanks for your reply neighborhood Ostomate. I agree with you and I’m amazed at how some of ostomy suppliers treat their patients and th...

@veganostomy which is why I’m frustrated. The company admitted that they had a wide spread leak problem 2 years ago I was involved in so for it to ha...

@veganostomy I did final get in touch with NH but they are skeptical about my complaints because they had more complaints 2 years ago when they also h...

@glenn-giroir Haha I don’t know for sure if marshmallow effectiveness is changed if eaten as a s’more but thanks for the idea!!

@jeff My favorite suggestion of your is eating 3 marshmallows to allow you to air your ostomy out I love marshmallows so certainly going to try that o...

@jeff My favorite suggestion of your is eating 3 marshmallows to allow you to air your ostomy out I love marshmallows so certainly going to try that o...