Stoma Shrinking And Increasing Gas

Stoma Shrinking and Increasing Gas - Any Advice?

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petunia

Oct 18, 2016 11:50 pm

Lately my stoma is getting smaller. I have had it for 11 years. It seems whatever I eat, it makes<

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very loud noises and is very disturbing when in a quiet place. Is there anything that can be done for this<

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except surgery? Please advise as I am scared to go in public right now.<

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Bill

Oct 20, 2016 6:02 am

Very helpful

Hello petunia.
Loud noises are caused with the flapping of the skin - a bit like a balloon when the end is stretched and the air flows through fast. I managed to cure this altogether by using a stoma plug which is made of a foam substance that lets the air out whilst preventing the skin from flapping. It also has a filter which stops the smell - a double advantage. Obviously these stoma plugs work much better for people like me who irrigate and don't have continuous output but I cannot see why they, or something like them, couldn't be adapted to work with a bag as well.
Just a thought!
Best wishes
Bill

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