My ostomy surgery was done 4 years ago, and I had been doing fairly well considering I am now 87. I began to develop a hernia at the ostomy site. My doctor advised not to have surgery for it. Well, it grew large and is now the size of... hmmmm... a honeydew! There is no way to hide it, and so I never go out of the house. I have several other medical problems also... I just deal with them as best I can. But now I have begun to have a watery stool... very strange looking... from the original area where stool should be leaving the body... a couple of times a day! Does anyone else have this problem? My doctor doesn't give me advice about it! I wish you all well!
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