Ostomy Topics

I had a colostomy operation last December following a ruptured diverticula and would welcome any advice or experiences people of my age have faced with a reversal operation, which is something I am now having to consider. I am 75 years young.

Hi ostomates! I'm new here, so I hope I'm doing this right :)
I'm currently 7 weeks post-op from having a revised stoma and Barbie butt created. A couple of days ago, I went to a follow-up appointment where we discovered my wound had completely opened up and was not healing. I was immediately admitted and sent to the operating room to get a wound vac placed in my bottom.
A little history of m ...

Does anybody have experience with this, or has anyone had one? Not due to cancer.
Since this forum seems to be slow

Do any companies make urostomy pouches with wider coverage of sticky (4x4 maybe)? Stoma marked wrong for surgery. It's in a crevice. Plus, I have skin issues. Nothing sticks on me long. I've been dealing with this for 14 years. Tried a lot of wafers, paste, etc.

Hello community!
Now that it's summertime, I have a question for those who need to wear leg bags because of high output from our urostomy. At work, I wear long pants, no issue, or if I'm out and have long pants/jeans, no issue. However, now that it's summer and I'll be vacationing in the southern US and doing a lot of walking, I need to find something that I can cover the leg bag with while we ...

Hi everyone,
I'm 36, I have a genetic anomaly that sort of mimics an IBD, and after everything failed to treat the condition or give me a decent quality of life, I had a colostomy on April 30th.
My surgeon opted for a flush stoma (to minimize the risk of parastomal hernia); this part we had not discussed in advance. I know that approximately 30% of colostomy patients can develop a hernia; but ...

Hi all,
I have recently been given a hernia support belt which has given me great confidence. However, I have noticed that it presses on my stoma and irritates the area around it.
I have loosened the Velcro and given plenty of space around the area, but it still feels uncomfortable.
I have an issue with the belt moving down when walking. I have tried wearing two T-shirts to try and prevent mov ...

Does anyone know of an ostomy support belt/bag that will accommodate a 100mm wafer? I haven't found any big enough. I need it for support, to stop sweating from the pouch against my skin (I live in Central FL near the Gulf), and for swimming.
The large pouch I use doesn't have any belt tabs.

I am 66 years old. Last July (2023) I was diagnosed with Crohn's, diverticulosis, and a stricture. My gastroenterologist sent me to a larger hospital complete with the leading colorectal cancer surgeon in the area, perhaps the whole mid-Atlantic region. At first, I panicked about him being a cancer doc but then learned he did all surgeries related to the digestive system. Surgery to remove the ...

Hello everyone.
First of all, I want to thank everyone who has ever posted on here. You are awesome! I got my ileostomy in September 2001, so you would think I have nothing to learn, but you all have helped me more than you will ever know! Also, I would never have thought having an ostomy could be funny, but I have laughed quite often after reading some posts, and I thank you for that too.
Ok, ...

I have stopped irrigating after 30 something years and 7 months later am now dealing with some slow transit and constipation. I have IBS and the irrigation really only worked maybe half the time, and dealt with diarrhea most of the time. My bowels were never truly trained.
Back story, I was born with imperforate anus and my sphincter muscle was cut during the corrective surgery as a baby. For ...

Hi everyone! I'm sitting on the toilet here, crying and in misery. I've had my ileostomy for 3.5 years, and tomorrow will be 1 week post-reversal surgery. I am having pain so bad, and my cheeks are getting destroyed using toilet paper, so I've started using Dude Wipes. Also, I am using A & D ointment to help protect my skin. I'm having pain with digesting food just as I had at the hospital, bu ...

Hi all, first time on the forum. I just had surgery on 11/7 that resulted in an ileostomy. I'm using a Hollister 2-piece system that I really like, but the last couple changes I did, the Hollister Adapt barrier ring has swollen up dramatically inside my flange and around the stoma. The first time it created a thick dome that completely enclosed the stoma. I removed the top and left the sides t ...

Hello new colostomy warriors,
If you're using a Hollister 2-piece system... here is a drain tip provided to me by my ostomy nurse.
Put a pleat in the drain plastic.
Pinch each side to put a crease in it.
What it looks like before pushing the lips together, then folding the plastic up and fastening the Velcro.
The pleat will make it easier to separate the plastic drain when it's filled with out ...