I am a newbie to posting. I have been reading with interest. Quick personal history: Diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer last summer. Chemo/radiation, then full rectal resection surgery. I have a permanent colostomy and undergoing the post-surgery hell - FOLFOX 6 regimen.
Have been trying different ostomy products and I have noticed one thing with all the ones with filters: the filters work great until you have a bowel movement, then they clog up. Is this just the nature of the beast, or am I missing something?

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new ostomy ostomate we all gone throu filling low deppessed over your ostomy ./this is a prety open grpup./right now summer its a low re sponces lot of familiy going ons nrrd some thing call out some one deling with your deal,.// some one will post some thing sooner later. /time of year. take care good luck
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