Dealing with Hernias After an Ileostomy

Hi,

 I've had an illeostomy since August 2007.It has taken a lot of getting use too.I developed a hernia in 2012 which I had repaired in 2015.It reappeared 2 months later which was very hard to accept.I now sometimes have problems where it becomes very hard and painful I massage it and eventually goes back to normal.I was wondering if anyone could tell me if they know what can cause this.

Hi,

I've had two parastomal hernia repairs done. They say they are caused by straining, lifting something too heavy. The muscle wall is weakened by the stoma so you have to be careful when doing anything physical. Talk to your local Stoma Therapy nurse about support garments. There are all sorts of products on the market like belts and undies that help support your stoma and abdomen ☺