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      • Ostomy Diet: Beyond Your Recovery
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      • *Food Gallery*
      • What I eat
      • Nutrition tips & Food Substitutions
    • Nutrients
      • Enhancing Nutrient Absorption
      • Track Your Nutrient Intake
      • Protein: What, Why, and How
      • Vitamin B12: Are You Getting It?
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    • IBD 101
      • What is IBD?
      • *IBD Topics and Tips*
      • To the Newly Diagnosed
    • Advice
      • Colonoscopy Prep: TIPS
      • Laughing at Crohn’s Disease
      • Not All Support Is Good
      • Software to help Manage IBD
    • The Not So Good
      • Stuff You Don’t Hear About IBD
      • Extraintestinal Manifestations
      • Why remission may not matter
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Ostomy Hack: Irrigating Your Ostomy Bag Using the Osto-EZ Vent

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Wouldn’t it be nice to have a better way to flush your drainable ostomy bag with water every time you empty it? Here’s a cool trick using a product you may already be familiar with.

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Categories Ostomy Care and Tips

World IBD Day 2017 – I’m Not Ok, Because You’re Not Ok.

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May 19th, 2017 – It’s World IBD Day again, and I’ve taken a lot of time to reflect on what it means to me.

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Categories IBD Life

Stealth Belt vs. ComfortBelt: Which Ostomy Support Belt is Best? (w/ video)

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Stealth Belt or ComfortBelt? I get asked which belt is better about 22346145 times a day (more or less), so it’s time to finally put these heavyweights in the ring and see who comes out on top!

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Categories Ostomy Care and Tips, Product Reviews

Why Wouldn’t You Get a J-Pouch? (w/ video)

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When people find out that I have an ostomy, a common question they as is “Why not get a J-Pouch?”.

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Categories IBD Life, Ostomy Life

HealtheVoices 2017: A Time to Remember!

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My first year at HealtheVoices was an absolute blast!

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Categories Personal

Stoma Protector : REVIEW

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Stoma guards are often exclusively worn to protect someone from injuring their stoma.

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Categories Product Reviews

Stealth Belt Pro (2017) : REVIEW

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When I was a new ostomate, I had concerns about what to do with my bag when it’s hanging down.

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Categories Product Reviews

Introducing: Community Forums!

Community Forums

I’m extremely proud to be presenting Community Forums to VeganOstomy! As a long time user of various online forums, I know the value they can bring – if done right. I also know what problems exist on current forums.

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Categories Announcements

How to Easily Rotate Your Ostomy Bag : Ostomy Hack

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I love wearing my ostomy bag sideways, but some people may find it difficult to adjust to, especially when it comes to emptying their appliance.

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Categories Ostomy Care and Tips

Tim, the “Vegan Barbarian” Titus: INTERVIEW

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Tim, the “Vegan Barbarian”, Titus is an ileostomate from Chatham, Ontario. He found the VeganOstomy website after going vegan, and he connected with me through my YouTube channel.

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Healing the Skin around the Stoma – OSTOMY TIPS (w/ Video)

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Ostomy Appliance Won’t Stick? Here Are Some Tips (w/ video)

Dealing with liquid output

Dealing with liquid ostomy output – OSTOMY TIPS (w/ video)

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Dressing with an Ostomy: A Clothing Guide for Women

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Recent Forum Topics

  • Chelly

    Toilet paper

    By Chelly 23 hours ago

  • gardengypsy

    Using stoma paste to stop leakage. Help!

    By gardengypsy 1 day ago

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    Phantom Stoma

    By Chelly 1 week ago

  • VeganOstomy

    Dog treat bag as an "ostomy pocket"... it works!

    By VeganOstomy 1 month ago

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    Tip to help with edge peeling of the wafer

    By VeganOstomy 1 month ago

Active Forum Posts

  • Chelly

    RE: Toilet paper

    @fred hi, I'm at least glad to know i'm not alone in ...

    By Chelly , 3 hours ago

  • Chelly

    RE: Using stoma paste to stop leakage. Help!

    @gardengypsy no only a doctor or stoma nurse would be a...

    By Chelly , 11 hours ago

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    RE: What's Your Weather Like

    It was very hot and humid yesterday and then it started...

    By Chelly , 23 hours ago

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    RE: Phantom Stoma

    @dlkfiretruck i think I know what you're talking about....

    By Chelly , 23 hours ago

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    RE: Smells

    @veganostomy oh ok, i cant remember where i got that li...

    By Chelly , 23 hours ago

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    • About This Site
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  • OSTOMY
    • OSTOMY 101
      • Glossary of Ostomy Terms
      • What Is An Ostomy?
      • Ostomy FAQs
      • Preparing for surgery
      • How to Change an Appliance
      • When to Change Your Appliance
    • OSTOMY SUPPLIES
      • *Product Reviews*
      • Guide to Ostomy Accessories
      • Guide to Ostomy Supplies
      • Emergency/Travel Kit
      • Vegan/Non-Vegan Supplies
      • Ostomy Clothing Suppliers
      • Where to get free samples
    • OSTOMY CARE
      • *All care articles*
      • Appliance Won’t Stick?
      • Ostomy Blockages
      • Preventing Leaks
      • Managing Ostomy Odors
      • Healing Damaged Skin
    • OSTOMY LIFE
      • Building Confidence
      • Clothing Guide: WOMEN
      • Clothing Guide: MEN
      • *Diet and Nutrition*
      • Sex and Intimacy
      • Showering tips
      • Travel
  • DIET
    • GETTING STARTED
      • *All Diet related articles*
      • Hospital Food: Making the Best of It
      • Ostomy Diet: First 6 weeks
      • Ostomy Diet: Beyond Your Recovery
      • Hydration Tips
      • How to find a Dietitian
    • FOOD !
      • Are plant-based diets healthy?
      • *Food Gallery*
      • What I eat
      • Nutrition tips & Food Substitutions
    • NUTRIENTS
      • Enhancing Nutrient Absorption
      • Track Your Nutrient Intake
      • Protein: What, Why, and How
      • Vitamin B12: Are You Getting It?
  • IBD
    • IBD 101
      • What is IBD?
      • *IBD Topics and Tips*
      • To the Newly Diagnosed
    • ADVICE
      • Colonoscopy Prep: TIPS
      • Laughing at Crohn’s Disease
      • Not All Support Is Good
      • Software to help Manage IBD
    • THE NOT SO GOOD
      • Stuff You Don’t Hear About IBD
      • Extraintestinal Manifestations
      • Why remission may not matter
      • Perianal Disease
  • MORE
    • Announcements & Events
    • General Topics / Humor
    • Interviews / Patient Stories
    • *Resources / Links*
    • Personal Blog
    • Vegan Topics
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