Hello there, I am fairly new here. I have had a colostomy for 3 years and also have a hernia under my stoma. It hasn't really caused any problems, but in the last couple of days, my stomach feels achy, bloated, and I feel very sluggish, as if my stomach is a lot bigger than it is, and it aches when I walk. I just wanted to know if anyone else with a parastomal hernia feels like this too, as if it's an effort to walk about because my stomach feels heavy too, but it's not as big as it feels. If that makes any sense, thank you.
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