I've noticed a few people on here have vertical stealth belt pros. What made you choose vertical over horizontal. I haven't tried wearing my pouch horizontally yet but a few stoma youtubers wear them thst way with a horizontal stealth belt. Are you happy with the stealth belt you have?
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Aug 22, 2022 10:02 pm
AlexT
Aug 22, 2022 11:18 pm
I have the vertical one. I wear a one piece bag so the vertical is better for that IMO. I deal with pancaking and if I turned the bag sideways, I’m sure it would pancake worse. I’ve seen reviews that some ileostomates don’t like the horizontal ones because your output basically stays right on your stoma if your bag fills up some but I have no experience with that. I would think if a person had a 2 piece system then you could turn your bag sideways and not have the issue of “pinching” off the bag some. Any other questions just ask.
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Hi Deb,
As you can see, the outpouring of love and support from this website will help you to find the strength to lift yourself up and out of your current emotional situation. I am lucky to have my husband by my side through all of this, so I will not even pretend to know how you feel and what you're going through alone. I do know that I have great friends on this site and in my life that have been by my side, and hopefully you have many by your side as well. You do have a lot of new friends here. Please feel free to talk through anything that is on your mind. We all go through a confidence deficit when we go through an ostomy surgery. Our body has been marred and your mind feels that way sometimes too. It is tough to move on, but you will. You will be stronger once you realize that you are still the beautiful woman you were prior to your surgery. Hopefully, you can reach out to a local support group and find some additional friends in your same situation. It always helps to have a sounding board wherever you find it!
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w30bob
Aug 23, 2022 12:27 pm
If you have a high output stoma, or your output is liquidy, you don't want your output in contact all the time with your barrier ring, as it will degrade the ring quicker. So a vertical bag allows the output to drop below the level of the stoma and not be in constant contact with the ring. As Alex said, when your output is firm you don't want pancaking, so having the bag vertical gives your output room to fall away from your stoma and down into the bag. And I'm sure some just wear it vertically because it's easier to tell when your bag is near full that way. Different strokes for different folks! Hope that helps answer the mail!
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bob
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