Hey little stinker! First, what a great ostomate name!! Wish I had thought of that!! So you've got lots of good advice. Bear in mind you're freshly ostomated......so things need to settle out. Some folks naturally have more odor than others, and diet can be tailored to help address that, but your odor may just be temporary. Any odor that you can smell when you're not emptying your bag, as mentioned, means something is amiss..........either with your bag's filter (which is a sort of vent) or in how you're applying your barrier/bag. Usually if it's a problem with how your barrier or bag is applied you'll have a leak to show for it. Because if air can get out......so can your "you know what". If no leak.....it's most likely the bag's filter. They make perfumes and such to try to hide the odor, which I doubt really work......so if it persists you may want to try a filterless bag and excuse yourself from your friend's company every so often to go 'burp' your bag, if you have any gas.
Now the loud tooting sounds are a bitch. Had that happen today during a presentation I was giving to our leadership, in a very large quiet conference room. Luckily I was wearing an overshirt, so although it sounded loud to me.......it didn't appear anyone in the audience much noticed. To them it probably sounded like an upset stomach, if that. Being summertime no one wants to wear much clothing, but you have to think of it like you were living in an apartment and didn't want to hear the street noise. Thick drapes dampen sound, so think that way with clothing as well. The thicker the material the less sound will pass through it. You can find bag covers made of almost anything.......try to find one made of something thick.....like corduroy or denim. I'm not well versed in material, so maybe someone can offer up some good material choices. The only other thing to do is make a joke of it if it happens in front of people. Just say something like....man, I really SHOULD have had breakfast!!
Life as an ostomate is so much fun.........isn't it? Hang tight girl, you're in for a wild ride.........the osto-fun is only just starting!!!!
;O)
Bob