Dear fellow Ostomates - first up, thank you for this excellent forum, it is so comforting to know I'm not alone.
Second, I really need some advice with a leaking bag. I feel I must be missing something. I have had an ileostomy for six months. Had a few leaks at first, then tried a convex plate on a one piece bag with ring, and always tried to heat it somehow. I had no problems at all for about 3-4 months. Then my skin got super irritated raw, and I tried pastes, barrier wipes, different rings and things got worse. I went to see the stoma nurses. They said my stoma had shrunk a little so they gave me bags with smaller convex plates and I tried cutting the hole smaller. I am also wearing. belt 24/7. My main problem- I think? - is that my stoma is tiny and flush with my skin, so I gather is more prone to trouble.
But does anyone have any suggestions? I am going bonkers with this, constantly on edge, worried I'll pop... just had an issue in a major train station in Tokyo. Nightmare. Any help would be SO appreciated.