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John is spot on. I guess an alternative way of saying it is "a wafer without a tape border". All the Mio appliances appear to be fully hydrocolloid...

Oh god, I wouldn't dare use a grocery bag. Even the stores that still hand them out use the paper thin variety. The other day, my son found some old...

@tony-h If you already don't, I'd suggest using a tube that fits around your stoma (I use an empty toilet paper tube) and hold it there in place with ...

I've sampled the Stoma Genie. It's used when changing your appliance, and the Ostoform Seal product is designed to be used with your appliance, so the...

There was some discussion about this product a few months back, but it wasn't available in Canada at the time :( I'm hoping that someone who's tr...

Thanks for sharing! I much prefer to hang the bag (any type without holes in it!) off my waist band and put some gauze hanging off it, just below th...

Welcome, @jamadich! I don't remember what my suture experience was like, but I did have an abdominal wound open up, which wasn't a fun experience. ...

Fascinating stuff, Andrew. Yes, please keep us updated, as I'd be curious to see what the tests show. I've never done a DNA test where I could see...

I've had foamy output before, which sounds like what you're describing. I don't think it's any cause for concern, and seems pretty common.

@momof2 Your daughter is certainly building up a war chest of experience, eh?! Skin issues, especially when it affects the adhesion of the wafer, c...

Hi Thelma, The article explains are few methods, but the most common is "burping" the bag. I would use caution, however, as this could cause output...

That's a real shame! Any experience with the Coloplast Protective Rings?

That's funny, I find that rinsing increases my risk of getting my hands dirty. 😆 But I'm also not using a bidet sprayer, so that could be why. As wi...

Swapping bags would be an option, but the cost is just too prohibitive to consider. Hanging a bag off my pants is my planned setup, since I'm quite ...

This would be holy grail, for sure. A lot of people want to see this happen. I'm glad the Mio filters work for you. Colostomates have better luck wi...

Woah! Unless they changed something, I'm surprised that could even happen. The Trio rings are silicone, not hydrocolloid, so they should theoretical...

Postage that expensive would be a dealbreaker for me. Search this page for "underwear" and have a look at other options close by: Even if they ...

Really interesting observation, @tigerlily. Did you have to eliminate food from your diet, or only added fats? I wonder if it's the reduction in f...

Thank you for sharing, Kelvin. Do you have an ileostomy or colostomy? Some filters work better than others, depending on the type of ostomy. But n...

@tigerlily That would have been a pain for sure! Glad you caught it before it went in and cost you more time to get the application filed a second tim...