DOES ANYONE ACTUALLY WEAR PAJAMAS ANY MORE? Especially with an ostomy, I don’t want any potential obstructions, like a waistline, while I’m sleeping. I wear night shirts. I have some flannel for winter, and some light cotton for summer. Even after I’ve discarded that, once I’ve made my way into my day, I will often shun pants in favor of a kaftan, which I will frequently wear throughout the day. I try not to exit my house with the kaftan on, even if I’m just in my yard or retrieving my mail, as I don’t want my neighbors to fear that they’re living next door to any sort of religious zealot. As far as jammies go, however, they always seemed unnecessary to me anyway. What’s the point? You’re in bed, presumably under covers of your choosing, so all pajamas can accomplish for you is keep you politely clothed as you patter back and forth to the bathroom or the kitchen or wherever right after you’ve awakened. You can use a robe for that. Does morning coffee taste better in pajamas? That would be a victory of mind over matter. As best I recall from my working days, one can get just as caffeinated in work clothes. As far as pajamas go, I favor Marilyn Monroe’s approach: she didn’t wear them. I think her sleepwear was Chanel No 5. Of course, she was Marilyn Monroe.
Fleece pajama pants rule, no shirt though. However, I mostly just sleep in my underwear
I wear flannel pajama pants in the winter with a T-shirt mostly because I forget to change my shirt when hooking up to TPN. I also wear a flannel robe with my coffee in the winter (I drink decaf), still afraid of what might happen as I was told by my doctors to avoid caffeine.
Spring and summer, I wear cotton "house pants" again with a T-shirt for the same reason, or a tank top if I remember to change, and a light cotton robe with my coffee. I stole the cotton robe from the hospital. My neighbor calls it my Hefner robe.
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Hi all, I never wore PJs unless I was sick and laying on the couch, but when they came out with sweatpants and shirts, that has been the go-to for laying about. However, as for sleeping, just a T-shirt and boxers.
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Oooo a pajama party!
Pink fleece llama pajamas for this gal in the Great White North in the winter time!
Summertime is a crap shoot... fleece to cotton to nothing! LOL
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I'm with Marilyn Monroe, lol... so much more comfortable with nothing on. Sometimes I'll wear a T-shirt but never bottoms, lol. You've got to let things breathe!
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Interesting topic, Henry! For decades I was with Marilyn and wore nothing at all. I never liked the way pajamas, or worse, a nightgown, would bunch up and get all tangled. Wearing nothing is so much more comfortable. However, as my bowel problem progressed in my later years, maybe the last ten or so, I started wearing just my panties to bed, in case of little unexpected discharges. Now, with my ostomy, I continue to wear my panties, but for a different reason. I like to tuck the end of my pouch into the top of my panties, so that as my pouch fills, it has some support, and doesn't drag down, putting pressure on the adhesive. I sleep on one side or the other, and it works well for me.
Terry
No jammies for me...just a long tee-shirt type nighty.
Curious as to why no caffeinated coffee - should all ostomates avoid caffeine and why?
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My doctors tell me lots of things that turn out to be bullshit. There was a reason given, but I forgot what it was. I do still have the occasional cup of regular coffee and do drink cola occasionally with zero ill effects.
I'm starting to get to the point where I don't trust my GI doc, but that's going to be another very long post in a different thread.
Summertime - crapshoot - poor choice of words (probably not unintentional) and made me laugh!
I've never before heard about the prospect of caffeine being verboten for someone with an ostomy. I have enjoyed strong Colombian coffee for years with no issues. Of course, it's known to be a diuretic, so perhaps someone with a urostomy should think twice... I don't know. That's a dr. question.
I remember some literature I brought home from hospital that said caffeine can cause stool to be very loose, so for people with new ileostomies, which tend to produce very loose stool anyway, it was not recommended. I don't think it was meant as something to avoid long-term. I've heard many people over the years say that caffeinated coffee gave them loose bowels, even had a friend who would drink a cup of strong coffee if he got constipated, and it worked like a charm!
Terry