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That note is way different than the one I received in 2019.  20190816_1711282.jpg

Yes, that would be totally normal and expected.

From the rectum or stoma? Is the mucus mixed with your output or does it come out on its own?

Blood shouldn't be coming from your stoma, even though blood on the stoma is "normal", especially when there's some friction on or around your stoma. ...

The rings are one of those things that you either NEED or you're trying to create new problems for yourself 😂 To remove the residue I'll either use ...

You wouldn't happen to have a photo of this information sheet, would you? I imagine they're explaining about the chlorine free plastic they use now...

At home: It happened early on in my ostomy career and when I was using Coloplast 2pc bags, which needed to be locked in place after attaching them to ...

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Thanks for posting this 😀 Your account is too new to post photos so here they are :  Resized_20201215_102132_1057.jpg

Ciao Maria, Dovresti essere in grado di acquistare l'EZ-Vent tramite questo sito web:

Hey Roy, I do believe that Condor still makes the T&T pouch, but it may not be in stock everywhere right now. My current kit is basically a hand...

Hmmm. I'm not aware of any manufacturing shortages for these products, but that would be concerning if true. I'm still working off of bags I purchased...

Thank you all for your help. I think everything is set up and working fine now so no need to test anymore.

Blockages are not common with colostomates, but they can still happen. Ileostomates need to be more concerned about it. I'm sure I can find data co...

Hi Lea, I've also noticed that the newer bags are louder than the previous ones. Now that I've worn them for many, many months, it's not as noticeabl...

Welcome to the forums @goatherder! Thank you for sharing your story. If you feel like sharing your technique for emptying your ostomy bag in the ti...

Hi Stacy, I hope that you and your husband are doing well. Do you know if your husband has a colostomy or ileostomy? There is no right and wrong co...

Yikes. While it is true that colostomates might have an easier time with food (because the stoma opening is larger), it's still not an open season wit...

No, and they tend to ask you to reconfirm your disability every two years or so. Some applications will have an "end date" on it, but others (like min...