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8/8/2006 7:02 PM
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7/18/2019 8:20 AM
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Ileostomy and Urinary Tract Infections

I didn't have them until I had the surgery to remove adhesions, now I have them several times a year. I don't know if it's coincidence, or if it has something to do with the surgery or maybe the...

7/18/2019 8:20 AM

Ostomies
One handed emptying

I found some some people saying they use their teeth. Needless to say I'm skipping that advice. I've kind of managed to figure out a way to pinch it between my legs to keep it open to clean....

5/26/2019 5:18 PM

Ostomies
One handed emptying

2 piece...

5/23/2019 9:46 AM

Ostomies
One handed emptying

I broke my right wrist Monday and I'm having a really hard time emptying my bag! I can use all my fingers but can't move my arm down far enough to be much help. Any suggestions?...

5/22/2019 3:33 PM

Ostomies
Child with colostomy - NOTHING sticks around the stoma.

One other thought what do you use for baths or showers? That might be loosening the seal also...

8/26/2014 10:49 AM

Ostomies
Child with colostomy - NOTHING sticks around the stoma.

Are you using anything at all other than the paste? I honestly don't clean the area around it with anything, I just wipe off any poo or blood. The only time I use any water is if I have an irritated...

8/25/2014 7:09 PM

Ostomies
Acitivity limitations with ileostomy

I sleep on my stomach. I have ever since the wound healed. So probably abouy 2 months after surgery. I just seem to wake up, I guess I notice it and roll over, although I usually get up to pee...

8/20/2014 6:22 PM

Ostomies
White flag-surgery Aug 28th

Please don't view it as giving up. View surgery as the win it is. Taking control back from a horrible disease no one should have to deal with, much less a young person. I was 21 when I got sick and...

8/20/2014 6:12 PM

Ulcerative Colitis
Aquatherapy not allowed for people with ostomy!! Help

I have seen a few other people post the same thing. If a pool said a person with an artificial leg or someone in a wheelchair couldn't swim it would be all over the news. People don't understand how...

8/3/2014 10:32 AM

Ostomies
rosemary?

She passed away. I'm not sure how long it has been. It was very sad....

8/3/2014 10:26 AM

Ostomies
How long do your bags last

I use a 2 piece and change once a week. I change the whole thing I hate to change just bags! I find the more often I change the worse my skin gets....

7/30/2014 7:12 PM

Ostomies
Remicade was an EPIC FAIL for my 4 year old. Do we have no options but surgery?

You have a lot of options left. It doesn't sound like msny drugs have been tried. That being said, when my son was 2 or so he had a period of bloody diapers, I panicked of course and decided he had...

7/10/2014 6:03 PM

Ulcerative Colitis
Sometimes I wonder...why not just have surgery and be done with it? Even if not in life or death.

It never hurts for anyone to ask questions about it or even meet with a surgeon. At least then if it comes to an emergency situation you have a relationship with a surgeon and an idea of what will...

7/5/2014 4:07 PM

Ulcerative Colitis
Ostomies and Bikinis????

I thought the same thing. Personally I wouldn't wear a bikini, I wouldn't want people to run in horror thinking someone dressed up a beached whale! But I think if anyone feels comfortable then that's...

7/4/2014 7:43 PM

Ostomies
okay - def freaking now. just about SURGERY tho

It's so normal to be freaked out! A few days before surgery I went into a total meltdown because I was afraid that I would never be able to do a cart wheel, or that if my husband ever cheated on me...

7/4/2014 7:41 PM

Ostomies



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