Anyone else ever lay on their stoma for too long? Like maybe slept on your stomach by accident? It gets tough laying on my back 100% of the time. Especially because I have 3 different back conditions, I need to stretch before I get out of bed.
Right now, my stoma hurts since laying on it hours later. Passing food and gas actually hurts. As many of you know, you can hear your gas more than feel it. Right now I feel every movement and a little gas feels like I'm passing a large seed. Gave my stoma a rest and air by leaving the bag off a while when changing, even then I noticed pain, more mucus, and dark red flesh tone. Do you think I could have bruised the stoma inside or underneath it?
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