I was wondering if anyone knows if our life is decreased in any way by not having a colon. Obviously, we are living longer due to life-saving surgery. I was just wondering if ostomates are missing out on vitamins/minerals that may have a negative effect on our long-term health.
I know I won't be dying from colon cancer.

I've been using Hollister's new image, flat skin barriers for the better part of 15 years, and at least once a week, I would experience some leakage underneath the skin barrier between my skin and the barrier. This was always frustrating because it meant that the skin barrier only lasted for a few days.
A couple of weeks ago, I decided to try their convex skin barrier, and I am absolutely en ...

I really want a Japanese ostomy sink/toilet!
How does someone in the U.S. get one of those? I tried Googling it a thousand ways but no joy.
Daggone it, I want one of those sinks. Do any of y'all have one? Or advice on how to get one?

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has tips for flying. What kind of stoma bags do you use when going abroad? This will be my first trip abroad since I had my colonoscopy. x

I had my colectomy and surprise colostomy on May 6th of this year. It went necrotic and receded dangerously deep! I had a revision on June 6th. It is now healthy and bright pink/red! My issue is, Fred (yes, I named it lol) is an inny. A deep inny. I use deep convex flanges, but the poo still finds its way underneath and causes skin breakdown. It has delayed my chemo, and I've tried several way ...

Greetings..
Having spoken to Kas, we both have decided to purge our inventory of unused, mostly expired, donated from others, ostomy supplies.
She and I will be listing our inventory for you to decide if you'd like some spare supplies for those "oh shizt" moments you run out or can't stop leaking.
It pays to have extra supplies.
There should be no issue with expired supplies. Some...not all wi ...

It's completely normal to have concerns about: body image, lifestyle changes, dating and intimacy, managing the stoma/appliance, and fear of judgment. But many people find that after some adjustment, they regain confidence and live full, active lives.

Hi everyone. I've been trolling the posts to get some info. Huge shock when I had an emergency Hartman's on September 9th due to diverticulitis. In hospital for 3 weeks with an n/g tube for most of that. My surgeon has now agreed to try a reversal robotically, but he has frightened me to death with all the stuff that can go wrong! I am hoping to hear from you guys who have been through this pr ...

Hello everyone, the products I find most helpful for my ileostomy are
Hollister flange without the tape to peel off. I also use a skin barrier called Tens Aces. I buy that on Amazon. It is a little pricey but so well worth it. Around $30. Not a covered skin barrier by Medicare but the best product for your skin. I also use a Hollister ring and slim size because my stoma is small and on the bag ...

Three weeks ago, I started feeling very bad, with vomiting after every meal or drink. This was happening seven months after my colostomy surgery.
After a week of daily vomiting, I became so weak that I passed out just before entering the taxi that was going to take me to the ER. Thank God for my wife, who helped me through all that.
I entered the ER with hyponatremia (low sodium in the blood, ...

Hi friends. My surgery went well! I came home on Wednesday night.
So… my pants were a bit snug that I went home in and when I was sitting I didn't notice that the waistband was directly over my stoma. The wax ring got malformed and started smushing out between the wafer and stoma. I have some what looks like sticky wax on the top side of the bag and it looks like it's sticking to the stoma a ...