Ostomy Topics

Yes, it's that time again for..... Beachboy's Diversion Proctitis update. It's been a year since my rectal stump became inflammed enough to commence bleeding. Resulting in my pooping out blood 5 times a day, experiencing anal cramps, and just being damn uncomfortable. Also had to wear a pad. Unamusing.
Let's recap: Everyone with a rectal stump will develop inflammation. 70% will have no sympto ...

Due to colon cancer, I had a colostomy May 2023. Since then I've been living with my Idiot, the stoma.
All this time I've been trying to figure out what to eat and what not to eat to make the output amount as small as possible "continuously and permanently". Some things work, of course, clearly better than others. For example, white fish made in the oven in a closed casserole or wrapped in alu ...

Hello all
Although my colostomy surgery was in August, I have only been home and managing it on my own for the past month. This is my first post but I’ve already been finding the answers I’ve so desperately needed from your answers to other newbies. My apologies for taking so long to say hello and to thank you. I am so blessed and grateful to have found you since without you I would still ...

So I'm still pretty new to terminology and such. Back in March of 2024, after a year of my ileostomy, I saw a surgeon at Emory. The original doctor wasn't able to create a J pouch during my surgery in January 2023. After talking with the surgeon at Emory, we both decided not to try again since my quality of life already was leaps and bounds better than when I had UC. He ended up removing the r ...

I'm getting bored of cauliflower and broccoli and am looking for some new foods to try. It's hard when it comes to veggies because while there are a lot out there they all affect people differently. I can eat canned beets and pealed cooked zucchini. But not canned carrots. I am wondering about canned lentil soup. Anyone with an ileo try lentil soup from a can? Like Progresso. What about turnip ...

I had bladder removal surgery on Sept. 3rd and have been doing really well with my bag changes. All of a sudden, starting last week, I can't get more than a day or two before I get a major leak, especially at night.
My routine is: Use adhesive remover to get any residue, wash the area with Ivory soap, dry thoroughly, apply stoma powder and crust with skin prep (I do this twice), apply barrier ...

Hubz thought he might have a leak the other day and it was hard to tell. We wanted to lift that side of the wafer to peek underneath but were unsure whether it would seal again.
Seemed risky, so we changed out everything.
There was no leak starting so we're left wondering if the wafer would seal again after lifting one side. In this case it would've prevented a full change of a day-old applia ...

With the yesterday's arrival of the most recent "The Phoenix" magazine, published by United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA), came their announcement that, "...our publisher has made the difficult decision that this current issue will be the final printed and digital edition of "The Phoenix.'"
For those of you, like me, who belonged to the UOAA and received "The Phoenix," it was a treasur ...

How do you use the odor eliminator drops? Can you squirt the drops in the bag after you empty it every time or just once when you put a new bag on?

KIND GESTURES 6. (Stoma nurses)
I feel it is now past the time,
that I should put my mind to rhyme
about the stoma-nurses who
helped me when they needed to.
I’ve been about for long enough,
to know much more about the stuff
that bothers ostomates, and so
we tend to turn to those who know.
The stoma nurses are the folks,
who will be there to lift the yokes
of physical and mental strain
when ...

Hollister 2npiece ostomy pouch....Does anyone know what's comparable from a different company than Hollister?

What does the literature say about having a couple of drinks of whiskey?

Does anyone have problems with drinking alcohol? I used to love a good glass of wine and an occasional cocktail, but I find that I suffer from leakage if I drink alcohol at all (I am an ileostomate).

Started the day after Thanksgiving. Nothing unusual to eat, but I may not have chewed well. I also didn't drink my usual amount of fluids.
Since Friday: bloating and some abdominal distention, with a lot of liquid stool output.
For the past 2 days, I've eaten only a small biscuit and a scrambled egg for breakfast, and mashed potatoes with chicken broth for dinner.
Sunday morning, I woke up wit ...

I just changed my bag, I have an ileostomy and it decided to be slightly active and I noticed where I had the separation that is healing well I saw the stoma nurse last week and she was happy but now there’s like a small lump that is identical to the stoma so I’m assuming it’s part of the bowel and when output came out the bottom part like normal small amounts of output came out on the t ...