Hi folks. I've another question concerning the hernia........can irrigation irritate a hernia around the stoma? For about six months I was able to irrigate my colon but as time went by, it became more and more difficult. Seemed that during the process I could no longer keep the water in.....it just sprayed out as quickly as I was trying to put it in. I stopped irrigating for about four months and recently started it up again. It went well the first day but has once again started the same process of spraying out the water as I am trying to get it into the colon. Also the area where the hernia is at is very hard and sore. If a nurse is reading this, could you give me an answer as to why this is happening and could it be the hernia being affected by the irrigation process? Thank you so much, Debi
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