Ostomy Topics

Because most of us are ileostomates, we aren't able to fully absorb nutrients from our diets. Same goes with vitamins and supplements in pill form like tablets/capsules. When available, I always choose the liquid form. They are much easier or are completely absorbed than ones in solid pill form. Absorption depends on how long our small intestines are after surgery or more than one surgery. I have been taking a multi-vitamin including a mineral complex mixed with water. When I don't take it, my energy and mental sharpness isn't th...

Hi Guys,   I was wondering why they place stomas where they do and I ran across this article.  It's a quick read, and you may know all this already.......but if anyone is wondering what the process is all about....her's a quick read on the subject.  Enjoy! https://badgut.org/information-centre/ostomies/sto ma-site-selection/ regards, bob  

  Many of you on here have peeked into my profile and my photos . Have you ever noticed the change in my profile status ? I have removed seeking a relationship and a travel partner for the reasons below. When I joined this fabulous site, I honestly had no idea that it was also a dating site . I did put relationship , but that didn’t mean to me seeking a mate .To me a relationship also means friends of all types. Although I’m a widow of a 30 yr confusing marriage( that I won’t go into ),I strongly believe that if a...

I thought I would treat myself last week to some black cherries one because they are in season just and two our supermarket has them on a ridiculous offer of 59p for a punnet. Well greedy guts here didn't stop for a breath of air after eating first one. Boy oh boy did I know about it a few hours later. Only later I forgot that I had eaten them. So when I started to pass large pieces of black stool I thought my insides were rotten and I was bleeding to death. With fingers at the ready to call 999 I got a quick reminder of what I had eaten t...

Just been looking at the last few forums and noticed our one and only Bill has not been in any of the chats? If you are out there Bill I hope you are ok. It maybe that you are enjoying our bit of British summer we have been waiting for. Enjoy your day folks where ever in the world you are. Take care for now Caz67 XX ❤️

Good morning, I need some of the valuable experiences from my fellow Ostomates. My friend has a Colostomy but has been having very bad episodes of blockage. She is currently doing chemo and thought that was the culprit but as it turns out, a hospital visit for this last one came with a scar tissue diagnosis. She was told nothing could be done about it because if they operated, she would just develop more scar tissue in a short period or time. She was told to just drink lots of water. I have read back on the forum and the only advise I see...

Wondering if anyone has had a tummy tuck while they had an ileostomy. After a year of leaks and daily bag changed and skin breakdown,my surgeon with the assistance of a plastic surgeon is going to perform a tummy tuck in an effort to make the pouching surface flatter and hopefully fix my issues. Anyone had this experience?   

Hi Gang,   So you may recall I've been replacing the bandage portion of my barrier with 3M micropore tape.  Well.........got to tell you this stuff is amazing.  And if I wasn't like your typical guy I would have read the instructions and product info well before now.  But nope.............who reads that crap??  So the other day I was changing my barrier and I mis-timed it a bit and started having bile output.  When that happens my only option is to stay situated over the sink and ride it out for the 10 or 15 ...

Has anyone had only colon remal. And had a success rate. 

I got a few bedding plants, none of my seeds I planted in the house survived. Planted seeds in the garden last week. See what happens. Lettuce, spinach, beans, pumpkins, squash, corn, and flowers. Glad I am not a pioneer and had to live off what I have planted. I got hailed out once last year, nothing to eat all winter.

Hey gang,   Maybe it's me, but I notice an uptick in the number of blockage related posts............which got me thinking.  Why would an ostomate be MORE subject to a blockage, rather than less?  I mean, they basically cut our intestines and stick the open end out our belly.  I would think that would make it EASIER for something not fully digested to exit.............way before it would if your intestines were connected to your ass.  Not much digestion occurs in the colon, it's more of a sponge to absorb liquid.....

Hi Gang,   Another one of those things that makes me go huh?  My Hollister bags (2-piece) have the top of the hole (that attaches to the barrier) about an inch down from the top edge of the bag.  Why do they do this?  Why don't they put the hole right at the top of the bag?  Are they expecting us to do handstands when the kids are around?  When would your output ever occupy the space above the stoma?  The reason it bugs me is because that part of the bag is easily detected under my t-shirt.  Yeah, I...

I need guidance from another ileostomy person please . I know I cannot eat apple peels ,cucumber peels,pepper skins ...but can I eat and pass Potato Skins ? Im afraid to try as I don't want/need a blockage. I have NO large intestine at all. Thanks,Ritz

I had an emergency Ileostomy May 16th. I was connected to a wound vac in my incision. My problem is that my 6 inch incision is only about 1 inch from my stoma. The bags that I have researched all are too wide and will stick to the incision which is not healed and very tender. Does anyone know of a bag that is narrow enough to fit over my stoma without touching my incision?  

Thank you for the advice. My dr is at Ruby memorial it's a university hospital. How would I find his success rates and failures.