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Yeah, even the instructions that came in the kit offered several variations. I think I could make this 100 ways and not get tired of it 😁

Hi John, That is one of the use cases for this type of product. However, I find that it will not work well with large or weeping wounds, since t...

Hi Dawn, I've had no trouble with artichokes. How long have you has your stoma and do you have a colostomy or ileostomy ? For any new food, I su...

Hi @joeann thanks for joining the forum! I'm hoping that other members who irrigate can chime in with some advice. I do believe that @tigerlily ha...

Kathi, thank you so much for sharing that idea. I love the ingenuity! It's pretty wild that these ostomy companies haven't included a better syste...

Welcome to the forums, Boris! We've had several reports of people who have suddenly developed appliance problems (of all kinds and from all brands)...

@bobj Oh geeze, I totally misread your original post. My appoligies! Before my stoma, gas because of IBD was constant - literally never ending - bu...

Hey @bobj. Can you remind us when you had your surgery and what kind of stoma you have? With ileostomies, it's common to have bile come out as part of...

That is brilliant, @glenn-giroir!! I love the idea of using the Nu-Hope belt like that, but also cutting a hole in your undershirt - perhaps an ost...

@squeakyandliza Non-profits do need all the donations they can get. It's a highly competitive "industry" and I prefer be independent and free of any l...

Hi Teresa, While the terms flange and wafer are sometimes used interchangeably, the "flange" generally represents the coupling portion on a two-pi...

@smarty John has a good point. When you order supplies, has it been below freezing outside? I had samples come in when it was freezing outside and by ...

@smarty Good luck either way! You have a lot of experience managing your stoma, but try to think back to just before the problems started and see i...

Firstly, welcome! I'm sorry to hear that you've been experiencing trouble, especially on an appliance that's historically given you good wear time. ...

😉 Glad you've noticed. I've implemented some of the layout changes I've been testing these past few weeks, but there's still some work to be done with...

@bobj Make no mistake, I did not cope very well during the course of my illness before having an ostomy. It was an experience I wish nobody would ha...

Yeah, that too! LOL It got so bad that the only relief I could find was laying flat on my stomach, and that was temporary. For me, the pain of...

In my case, yes. I had severe perianal disease that came with abscesses and fistulas. Sitting was a literal pain in the ass.

Thank you for sharing that, Enzo. It's nice to hear from long-term users.