I'm new, just had 12 inches of my colon removed, and I have a colostomy bag at my waistline. I'm using the Hollister two-piece system that is drainable, which I prefer rather than a closed system. But my stool keeps seeming to be trapped where the two rings attach my pouch together and doesn't let it slide to the bottom. It doesn't want to go past that lip unless I'm standing up. Any suggestions on help with this or should I change to a one-piece system so I don't have any obstruction and a smooth transition? I do like the two-piece system because it gives you a lot more options, but if that attachment ring is always in the way and doesn't allow my stool to slide to the bottom of the bag, then I might have to change to a one-piece system. Any thoughts from anybody could use help with this. P.S. Not very fun when changing the bag either because the stool is still trapped around the stoma.
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