Ostomy Topics

If you think you have a contained leak....do you take everything off or do you wait?

I was fine all day. Usually by the end of each day I have a contained leak. I woke up with one. Now I feel burning and itching at the bottom of my stoma.

Lately I am going through 2 changes a day. I'd hate to take this off because of anxiety to find nothing. I'd also hate to have my skin looking worse than ...

Hello everyone,
I had an ileostomy done in August 2024. Thinking about buying a Stealth Belt to help with support and comfort. The horizontal one looks best in terms of concealment, but since I go through periods of high liquid output every day, I'm not sure this is the best choice. Has anyone else had a Stealth Belt? Any advice would be appreciated in advance.

I am new to this change of life style. Any help with dealing with supplies would be appreciated

I've been studying "senses" through various fields/subjects; linguistic, sociology, anthropology, and philosophy so far. I've done these studies and researches objectively.

But now, I myself have fully used all my senses since being an ostomate: watching my stoma, hearing its sounds, smell from my stoma bag, caring for food, feeling skin around stoma under a stoma bag, etc... Added, I go for ...

I had an ileostomy almost one year ago. It's been difficult to stay hydrated. I've been to the emergency room no less than six times in the months after surgery with severe dehydration: nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, headache. I do all the things to stay hydrated. Any tips? I'm depressed over this as there were complications. This has been difficult, as I'm sure all of you have experienced. ...

I am fairly new as a permanent colostomate with surgery just about 2 years ago. I still feel new as I am in a small town, and the only other person I know with an ostomy is newer than me.
One of the things I would enjoy hearing from you folks is what goes with you when you are away from the house, what tips and tricks you have learned. I have had some powerful (read messy) public bathroom lear ...

I've quit taking it since receiving a warning about it long ago, but I forget what its negative effects were.
Care to fill me and everyone in on what it does to ileostomates?

Greetings,

Perforated colon with colostomy for 2 years. Colostomy takedown surgery but didn't seal properly so ileostomy for 10 months. 3 months ago I had take down surgery for the ileostomy.

I was healing well and wasn't having any problems with eating and pooping fairly regularly. About a month ago I started having these sessions of extremely intense gas pain. Sometimes it went away af ...

I have this kind of a lump on my belly right above my stoma, and my stoma sort of caves into it and gets smaller and harder to clean off because it goes sort of almost flat against my skin. The bump above my stoma doesn't hurt; it's not painful. It is just like a hill on my abdomen. My mom says I need to contact Dr. K., the surgeon, and make an appointment with her. I am afraid to do that in c ...

Hi,
How does the ileostomy function if you have food poisoning? Is it all liquid and nonstop output like a water faucet?

In an effort to separate the "wheat from the chaff," I've embarked on a series of experiments. Consider me your ostomy crash test dummy.
I read about it all the time: Don't eat nuts. And if you dare, eat a tiny amount and chew the hell out of them.
At Walmart, I purchased a large can of salted, mixed nuts. Splurging, I picked up Mr. Peanut's Planters brand. I figure, if you're going down, do i ...

Greetings Ostomates!
So… I'm new(ish) here, joined a while back but have never posted. Got my ileostomy May of last year after decades of Crohn's & two bouts of colon cancer. Happy to report I'm doing well and still here! I think I've adjusted pretty well to the new routine. It took a few months of testing products to land on a good appliance that lasts a solid 7+ days before swapping out, b ...

How often should I change my wafer? I have been changing it twice a week but feel I could go to once a week. The adhesion is still secure at 1 week and I feel like it would be kinder for my skin. I'd appreciate any help.
Thanks

Hey everyone, I'm new here and I've had my ileostomy for about a year now. For the most part, I've gotten used to it, but I'm extremely anxious about getting into a pool. I'd love any tips or advice on how I can go about securing my bag or just really what to expect. Thanks in advance.

For the first time yesterday, I decided to play Osto Roulette and have a bagless shower. I used my lovely new shower gel that I got for Christmas and had no output at all. Result! I then put on my new bag, slathered myself in my new body lotion, and put on my new loungewear... I felt great!
Feeling very pleased with myself, I started to go about my day when I suddenly felt something wet drippi ...