After colostomy 12/12/24, I developed, after a few weeks, a growing and very painful granuloma (you can look it up) at the bottom of the stoma, which was attached to the stoma proper. This condition is usually due to irritation by the appliance and some leakage, perhaps. Though not that uncommon, mine was not responsive to conventional methods, so the Chicago colo-rectal surgeon removed it a couple of weeks ago, and I am now fine, though he said these can come back.
Second issue, though not as troublesome. I am an 83-year-old male in good shape at 120 lbs (before my initial surgery, I was 140, and I eat practically everything and use the treadmill and walk too. My real complaint is that I am changing pouches 2-3 times daily because of regular stool production.
I eat pretty healthy and not big quantities, nor in-between snacks. Forgive the pun, but it's an annoying pain in the ass to have to empty so often. I use the 2-bag system from Hollister, which works fine. Any comments or suggestions?