Update, tried the new Coloplast and it was a disaster, 6 hours and woke to a leak with output fully under the whole of the wafer, back to Hollister an... 4 days in and still no burning, will change tomorrow after a shower and start off again, thanks again for the help guys thanks John and Eric , two days now and counting , if I can get the third day I will be on the way to healing , cant complain too much , most of the l... thanks Eric , excuse my ignorance but what are full hydrocolloid wafers ie which brands , im waiting on the new coloplast concave wafer and getting a ... @cygo thanks Cygo , i think it might not be the sea water , I have lost a bit of weight , and I am going to switch back to coloplast and try their new... hey Jillian I had a subtotal colectomy and have porridge/oatmeal made with 1% milk most days with no problems , blueberries and raspberries are added ... well my little experiment didn't work , had a blow out early this morning , going back to no seal and cutting the baseplate as close as I can . well I tried the trio genii rings and they are not the sturdiest , one day and it more or less disappeared , its a pity because its a great idea , the... thanks Laurie , thats exactly what I wanted , and the cost of postage isn't too bad either , will order soon I think thats good to know , I just got two boxes of 30 to try , I did try the gen one seals by trio but these are the newer version (or newer packaging ) , t... I think trio do a silicon based seal/ring , they are called Genii flat ostomy seals , I use the eakin seals and they do need adhesive remover to remov... no problem with sweat to be honest Eric , our sea water never freezes and the lowest it goes is about 8C , which is quite cool without a wetsuit , but... hey Jillian , sometimes its just itchy from contact with output , I find washing the area with diluted head and shoulders helps a little , just make s... makes me realise how lucky we are here in Europe in general , my ostomy supplies are monthly
120 pouches
8 base plates
300 trio pearls
remo... you should change to a wetsuit , I did and I intend to swim through the winter , the wetsuit holds the pouch securely and if you get a good wetsuit y... @veganostomy something similar happened to my wife at Lisbon airport , asked if she had any sharp objects in her bag and she said "nada" , he then pro... that was not a nice experience , some times you gotta let it all hang out , trying to explain an ostomy to a busy security officer in a crowded area i... hey John that's Newcastle County Down , went up there last year to see the mountains of Mourne but it was a little misty that day
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