What clothes do men wear?
Jpuk
Apr 18, 2019 7:56 am
Past Member
Apr 18, 2019 8:29 am
On that, I wear jeans and polo or short sleeve shirts where the shirt can cover the bag. I also wear covers which go over the bag and make it look like a bum bag, so not great attention is given to what people see. I do wear suits from time to time, but with the trousers a little loose so the bag can go into them and shirt as you would normally wear... but I think it's what you feel comfortable in. I personally am not really bothered if people see the bag/cover or not.
Mike
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Puppyluv56
Apr 19, 2019 7:00 pm
Jpuk,
I think men and women all do pretty much the same thing. I wear nothing but the clothes I wore prior to surgery! My pouch goes in my underwear and then I wear jeans, shorts, dresses, bathing suits, etc. with no problem. I don't like the thought of a belt and have no need for it or any other specialty products. You can go as far as you want to for security purposes but I have no problems keeping my pouch in place and nobody ever notices the slight bulge there.
Puppy
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TXSteve
Apr 20, 2019 5:06 pm
When I'm out and about, I generally do more to hide the pouch, and at times, muffle the sounds it can make occasionally as well, lol.
Basically, I fold and turn the pouch sideways, so I can wear a belt with my jeans. I then pull a skin-colored wrap over the whole thing to keep everything in place.
If I'm planning to be with friends, or in a potentially quiet environment, like a meeting, lunch, or movie-like setting, then I go a step further. I then place one or two neoprene "mufflers" (Stealth Belt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5P02CIYc2c) over the stoma area to muffle sounds, and then pull the wrap over the whole thing to keep everything in place. It works great!
The minor downsides are... 1) it's a little more hassle when you have to "go" 2) it makes just a little more of a pooch look in my stomach area, and 3) it makes it easier to get a little overheated on a spring or summer day, or if exercising.
Steve
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xnine
May 12, 2019 9:35 am
I wear jeans mostly and use suspenders as a belt would cut my bag in half. I also use a bandeau cover-up.
Little Red
May 12, 2019 3:58 pm
I am a woman and like puppies, I wear what I have always worn. I just tuck my bag in my underwear. Sometimes I wear a hernia belt as I have developed 2 hernias: parastomal and umbilical. But only when out and about and know I will be doing anything strenuous. I am on a weight restriction of 10 lbs. At home, I just wear what I have always worn, but I do find that anything with elastic around the waist is more comfortable. My stoma is below my waist, so I am good. I say just wear whatever feels good.
Puppyluv56
May 12, 2019 6:45 pm
An idea for some ladies! I found this out by accident! I love a certain line of shorts and they are pricey when not on sale, so I look in the clearance racks or go shopping when they are buy one, get one half off. It seems no matter what size I am wearing at the time, they are always sold out of my size. The clearance racks and petite sizes are upstairs in Belk, and I have to try everything on. Even two of the same size! In doing that, I found that if I wear a petite but get it one size larger, the waist hits lower than on my waist and does not get in the way of my stoma. I am in no way a petite woman. I'm 5'8" and mostly legs. But this works. For those of us who have never been petite, nice to tell my friends, "Oh, these are petites!" Lol