Ostomy Support Forum

Hi everyone
Not your usual topic title...
But bound to get some attention
Lately, I've been feeling an overwhelming urge to pee when emptying my ostomy bag.
Is this a common thing for most of us, or maybe a sign I'm getting older?
Love some feedback

I am a 12-week ostomate with high volume and on TPN. My doctor said in order to get off the TPN, my stool output has to get to 1.2 or lower. I am at 2 liters and can't seem to budge much, even with double doses of Imodium. I can't take Metamucil or anything high in fiber because of blockages. Does anyone have 2 liters and no problems?
The doctor is concerned because I am very thin, and he used ...

I'm scheduled for an endoscopy and colonoscopy. I'm really nervous because the colonoscopy is done through the stoma. Can anyone please offer me their experience? Thank you ahead of time.

I have an ileostomy, and a nurse practitioner recommended Citrucel and Magnesium Glycinate to keep things moving through the small bowel. Citrucel, as I understand it, is a water-soluble fiber supplement. Has anyone tried either? I was also reading about Metamucil, which apparently coats the interior of the small bowel, thus helping things move along. I'm leery about taking anything without ta ...

Two years later with my ileostomy, what about corn on the cob? Anyone ever tried it? If so, how did it go?

Any solutions to this? I have tried putting lubricant in the pouch, and it helps somewhat, but I still get pancaking that then lifts the pouch off the skin.
I am wondering about others' experiences—would adhesive sprays maybe help?
Or changing from my Eakin dot pouch to another one that's more “pancake resistant?”

I woke up this morning with my stomach feeling hard as if it was full of gas. I have a colostomy. I'm about 5 weeks post-surgery. Anyway, I'm standing there and have the urge to pass gas through my rectum. That scared me, and a minute later I felt a little bubble come out. I went to the bathroom, and when I wiped, there was a brownish blood on my toilet paper. It seeped out of me all morning b ...

I had an ileostomy a year and a half ago.
I wear a two-piece pouch system. Starting yesterday, I had three leakages, which obviously meant I had to change three times. I have the plastic barrier that I put on my wafer.
Not really eating because I don't want the output, but I am drinking.
Thought everything was going good today until… another leakage.
Another change. Part of my skin is gettin ...

I am one and a half years with an ileostomy. I have black output since this morning. I feel fine, no cramping. The only change in my diet was yesterday when I had a couple of cranberry and vodka drinks. I do have a call into my gastroenterologist, but haven't heard back. Anybody have any experience with black output?

Hey there, I am 6 weeks post-ileostomy surgery. I tried eating a banana, and my output has not slowed down, but my ostomy bag is really gassy. The bag just keeps on bloating. I wonder if this is normal or if I should try eating a little bit less or stop the fiber and try it next week?

I'm new to this world, ostomy, and complications last August. I'm on a cruise in the Sea of Japan. I'm afraid to leave the ship for excursions; I have to empty the bag every 90 minutes and feel insecure about finding bathrooms, etc. Any advice? I'm feeling sadder and sadder.