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Yep, part of the territory. Blow out is the only way to describe it!

My brother did this to me a few of years ago. He moved back home from Tennessee for a job, then decided he wanted to go back about a year later. He ...

madrikh52, I will most definitely keep updates coming on this thread. I guessing I will need some support as I go into this. I don't expect to have su...

That's awesome, I will make sure and take a look at that article. I'm not sure yet, whether I'll be sewn up or not. I imagine that will be discussed...

Posted by: dogtalkerer they took the last 10 inches of my plumbing. if you think you might want kids someday, better put some seed in the deep free...

I'm with Eric on this, I've watched tobacco related problems kill or handicap too many people near and dear to me. If this image is enough to make ONE...

Personally, I think people are overly sensitive about a lot of things these days. Maybe it's not the best choice for a tobacco warning label, but I'm...

I had the Tap Block when I had surgery, it worked great. I was walking hallways at the hospital the next day. Mine must have lasted a couple of days...

Awesome to hear, warm wishes for the recovery end of it.

Best wishes on your surgery, and recovery. As always, you have our support if/when you need it. Take it easy, and try to enjoy the downtime!

Coffee doesn't do anything to my output, it used to mess with my UC sometimes though. I was really glad I could go back to it after I had surgery.

Posted by: Derek Although i have only had my stoma for three weeks my doc says reversal could be done in 4 months. So am looking at all options and co...

Well, just so you don't feel alone, I had a complete blowout at about 4:30 this morning. I woke up to a bag FULL of gas, and just as I moved to get u...

Ah, nothing more frustrating than a blowout, though, I've never had the bag detach from the wafer like that. If I'm going to have an issue, 9 times o...

I've always read that when you sneeze to hold in your stoma to avoid hernia, so i push mine flat when I sneeze. I'll testify to holding the stoma with...

I have to take the side of coffee in this one. I like mine a little on the strong side, with butter pecan creamer. I usually only have one large cup...

Doesn't sound crazy at all to me Bubbles, in fact it might be worth a try. This is why I love this community, people tossing ideas like this out ther...

I have an ileostomy, just wondered if it would keep output contained for a little while to let the skin breath. I'm talking less than an hour probabl...