Ostomy Topics

Hi everyone, I'm new to this site, so hello to all the friends I don't know yet.
I'd like to ask your opinions on fasting.
After my ileostomy for colitis 2 years ago, I gained around 4 stone (56 pounds).
I couldn't lose any weight by cutting portion sizes down, so I decided to fast every other day.
I've been doing this for 6 months now and I've lost 40 pounds.
The trouble is, every time I ...

Hi, I have a loop ileostomy and would really appreciate advice on whether to have a reversal or not. Gina

I'm in desperate need of ostomy supplies and accessories. I need barrier rings, skin seals, pouches any 38mm not picky, skin barrier wipes, adhesive remover spray or wipes, extenders, powder, ostomy scissors, tape. I recently had surgery, can't work, and have no insurance or income, don't qualify for assistance. Please, please, please help me out. I'm new to this. I need supplies ASAP. I'm run ...

Please say a prayer for me. I just found out my colostomy is most likely permanent, and I have a couple more surgeries at the least. I have liver disease, GERD, and gastrointestinal disease. I was already struggling before this news, so it's a real kick in the face. I appealed Medicaid and Social Security denials and spoke with a disability lawyer, but all this is going to take time to get goi ...

My stoma hurts!
Output is good, no screaming runs, skin around the stoma looks good, got prescribed a steroid cream. Had a colostomy. Dr. wants me to put the steroid cream on the stoma
2 x a day. I use a 1-piece pouch. What in the round world could be making it hurt? Walking my 60 lb puppy? He does pull. This started last week.
Haven't eaten any spicy food. I don't drink the tap water here, bu ...

GRATITUDE.
The worst of times has got to bewhen first you find your ostomy.You can no longer hide awayit’s on your side and there to stay.
It shakes you to the very coreand makes you feel that you deplorethe very thing that helped you toavoid the brink and then pull through.
In those early days you’re stressedand easily become depressed.After your stoma comes along you start to ...

I'm new here and really scared as most of you have probably experienced! I've had severe rectal pain for two years and my doctors have tried everything to identify the problem. As a result, I'm extremely swollen internally and have difficulty having a bowel movement. Have any of you experienced anything like this and did getting "the bag" resolve the pain?
I'm in WA State and was so relieved w ...

4 years now with a stoma and seem to have done well (I fib a lot! lol). I drink a lot of juice throughout the day and never seem to have a problem. Recently, I began to drink cranberry/strawberry juice. Do you think cranberry juice might be the cause of diarrhea?

Teen ends up with stoma after period pain worry (msn.com)

Won't let me copy and paste the link so here it is: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/teen-ends-up-with-stoma-after-period-pain-worry

Hi friends: Last Tuesday I got the latest COVID shot. I don't usually have any negative reaction to the shots, but that night I had diarrhea, which kept going and going out from my stoma. Then the following night I had diarrhea again, but this time it was very watery and messy coming out of my stoma. I always take two diarrhea tablets to make my poop manageable, but the next day I took three t ...

DO WHAT? –(stomas)

Some of the many things we do
is sort our stomas and the pooh,
which goes from bags to down the loo
and offers us a different view.

Most people’s pooh comes from their bum
but ours emerges from our tum,
so we do quite a lot it’s true
to cater to our stoma’s pooh.

It can be quite hard to adjust
and not treat stomas with disgust
thus, we must do this adjusting
j ...

A while ago...
Today, 26th July 23, I had the courage - was drawn to make this journal copy of my journal entry of September 2019...
And have debated about posting my experience - lest I might be thought 'somewhat fanciful' - as this forum is not really the place to recount a spiritual experience.

However, it has taken me quite a further time to resolve to share what I believe to be an hones ...

Hi all, new here and first post. I'm 3 weeks post-panproctocolectomy for UC. Apart from a terrible inpatient stay, I'm now doing well, happy, and confident not to have UC anymore, and I'm getting used to my new internal (and external) plumbing. I'm just wondering if any of you experienced ostomates have good tips for reducing overnight output. I'm eating an early and light evening meal (around ...

Hi all, I have a two-piece flange and bag Convatec. Had it for 33 years, so a long while. Never had any issues until trying to get the same clip for bags I had all those years ago. Be interested to hear what you majorly use and think? Thank you.