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Hey John , hope you are doing well , just want to thank you for the heads up as it spured me.into action , had an appointment with my surgeon and all...

Great post Linda

Yeah just started taking them Eric and they seem to be effective, I'll give it a month and start sleeping on my back with pillows to stop me turning ...

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Hey John best of luck on the 15th , the hospitals in your neck of the woods are world class so you are in good hands , I was going to suggest some goo...

Welcome TJ

it works by thickening loose output and has charcole which helps with the odour , so basically if it's going to help it works with each change , we ca...

ah feckit John that's awful , sending prayers and best wishes from down south , really brave of you to share this news , being honest I'm waiting o...

@dlkfiretruck I find the convatec diamonds really effective with the odour , trio pearls are good as well

One with every change , you can get samples from convatec

not a deodorant but i find convatec diamonds work really well for keeping odours down

hope you feel better soon Chelly , feeling sick and still having to work is hard going ,

gas can cause leaks for me if I lie on my belly accidently , haven't had one for a while now as I normally wake up and burp the bag , but I have had t...

3 to 4 days was always my normal, as soon as I felt the "itch", I changed, had a lot of leaks for about a month /6 weeks but self inflicted, The Hol...

Hey Mike, I'm currently using the Hollister Cera Rings, and I got 4 and a half days from my last change, I also had my stoma remeasured by the Hollist...

A few months at least, I did loose a lot of weight since getting type 2 diabetes, don't know if that made a difference , but I think it's just another...

just an update on my problem , I arranged a visit from the hollister ostomy nurse and it turns out to be a simple problem , I was measuring my stoma w...

Happy Christmas everyone, hope everyone has a healthy Christmas and a healthy and happy New Year