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Some foods you can't eat with ostomy.    Like pasta?  

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Hi, I just recently went back to work with 'Sally'. I work retail, so close up with customers. I would appreciate any tips on how to make sure she is quiet during work hours. 🌻

SINCE I WALK EVERY DAY, it’s only natural that songs about walking would attract my interest. Here’s a baker’s dozen examples. Perhaps you can think of some I left out.“I Walk the Line” Johnny Cash“Walk of Life” Dire Straits“Walking the Dog” Rufus Thomas“Walk on By” Dionne Warwick“Walkin’ to New Orleans” Fats Domino“These Boots are made for Walkin’” Nancy Sinatra“You’ll Never Walk Alone” Elvis/...

Well , it's been 2 weeks since my bout with Covid. I want to thank everyone for their support and well wishes . It worked ! Although I still have a cough,I'm able to tend to my ileostomy without shaking . A special thanks to those that helped me smile although I felt like crap . stay safe out there ... we are a vulnerable group  Ritz

My first night home from hospital and I think I only slept 2 hours all night. Is it normal to have so much anxiety?

I'm thinking of getting a tattoo(would be my first) for my 1 year anniversary of being cancer free. I need some ideas on a design. I'm a guy so it has to be "guy" themed. I have an idea on what I want but would like to hear other ideas. And NO, it won't be a tramp stamp, I'm not that type of boy. 😇 And I won't say what I'm thinking about getting cause I don't want your thoughts to be tainted...

"Tsunami advisories were issued for Hawaii, Alaska and the U.S. Pacific coast."  I hope nothing comes of this and everyone is ok. 🙏💗

Share a fun fact about where you live. 😊 I live in New Brunswick, Canada. New Brunswick is home to the Bay of Funday which has the highest tides in the world. 🌅

I'm hoping that I might be able to get some advice.  My wife has a high-output ileostomy, and wears an "overnight" bag all the time.  She still has to empty it multiple times through the day and night, and every time she does, there's a moderate chance of stuff splashing out of the toilet.  The splash range is more than 24"/60 cm, and I'm finding it almost every night when I go to shower: floor...

Well my friends,Covid sucks. Plain and simple . I've done everything possible to keep it away , vaccines,boosters,masks,avoiding large crowded places . Since the first of the year I've had cough,high fever , vomiting...it all . I tested positive and am now on Phizers Paxlovid regimen of pills and got the mycrobial antibodies iv. I've been to the ER twice and sodium,potassium,3 bags fluids later...

Hi all, So, is this even a thing? I've had my ileo for just over a year and I've noticed my skin is dry as the desert. I've always had dry skin, but this is beyond what was normal for me. I know you don't retain your water when your large bowel is not in play, but I drink tons of water and other liquids to compensate. I am getting older, 70 now, yikes, and I know it's normal for skin to lose it...

A lot of folks have taken up doing jigsaw puzzles during covid...I think drawing stick arms on birds is a lot more fun! LOL What are your hobbies?

What is the easiest way to lose weight with an ileostomy? I've been thinking about checking into Cool Sculpting for my lower abdominal area. Between having 2 cesarean sections, 5 female surges and two ileostomy surgeries (one failed and had to be redone) I have developed a skin flap hangover which is literally impossible to lose. No matter how hard I try, I can't lose it and it won't tighten up...

Mine is Stegosaurus! 😍🦖🦕

So the title says it all really. I've been advised by my local ostomy supplier that Hollister 7730 adhesive spray is being discontinued.  I promptly phoned the local hollister agents and they confirmed that its a global withdrawl by the manufacturer.  They didn't know why, but its presuambly either due to material regulation, or because its not profitable.  I'd be happy to pay double the price...

Good morning! I am in NB (Atlantic time) and it is 6:00 am. Coffee! Yum 😋☕️ I think it is so cool to see all you folks from acroos the pond on now!  And then tonight (if I don't crash too early) I get to see all the folks from this side of the pond! 🥰🤗💞

WEDDINGS DEPRESS ME MORE THAN FUNERALS. Knowing how ill-prepared most people are for the challenging realities of married life, and knowing that current statistics reflect that 45 % of marriages are terminated by divorce, I find it difficult to get excited about the commencement of a relationship which is as apt to fail as not. The divorce rate is actually down 5 % from the 50 % mark in the Eig...

No, i’m not talking about our bags. I’m talking about how we see our lives and our futures. Our sense of purpose and contentment. And our sense of accomplishments we’ve all made over the years. Do you see yourself, your life, or your future as half empty or half full? Why do you see things the way you see them? What make you smile? What makes you cry? And by now you’re probably wondering…why ...

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Has anyone tried doing yoga with an ileostomy?  

IN THE LATE SIXTIES, I joined an organization called ZPG, which stood for Zero Population Growth. It was founded by biologist Paul Ehrlich who wrote the best seller ‘The Population Bomb.’ Since 2002, it is known as Population Connection. Simply put, if two adults have two children, they have replaced themselves and have not added to population growth. Way back in the late 18th Century, an econo...

It is a new year and I feel so meh tonight.  Its super windy and horrible outside weather wise.  Anyone else just feeling super apprehensive about 2022? Jes

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Okay my friends it's that time of the year again where we make resolutions and don't stick to them for one reason or another. Has anyone thought about what 2022 resolution will be for them. Mine is to spend more time with family and friends and also enjoy life more by going to my little caravan I bought last year at Skegness. What if any have you decided to do? XX

  This is a pretty amazing site, so much information................ After having emergency surgery ( August 2021), due to UC, I woke with a stoma. I had been so far out of it, ( I lost days where I recall nothing, remember going for scans, getting on the scanning table but nothing more and so on),  waking with the stoma was a shock, however have come to terms with it reasonably quickly ( so ...

I've had my stoma for about 10 months now. Over the months I have had some issues with skin irritation right at the edge of the stoma, but for the last month or so the skin at the bottom of the stoma has been extremely irritated and painful. Every time I change my pouch I put Neosporin on the area. When I empty my bag I clean it with soap and I add foaming Neosporin and rub it around the affect...