Ostomy Pouch Leaking

I have had a leak a day since my bday (dec 26. A leak was not a fun bday gift!) I usually use the opaque beige one piece trainable pouch hollister. But I tried convatec's simular version. Both have leaked. I change my pouch daily now because each pouch doesn't last even 24 hours before leaking. My output is normal amount and texture so what gives? 

I have been having a terrible problem with my appliance leaking. I have been seeing an ostomy nurse but to no avail. I have two "dips" on each side of my ileostomy. That is where the leaks occur. I am currently wearing Convatec durahesive wafers and pouches. I have tried other pouches, one pieces and used Eakin cohesive seals in whole and in pieces put into the dips. Sometimes I am having to ch...

Four weeks ago, my husband suffered a ruptured diverticulitis and ended up with a sigmoid colostomy. He is thin build (after 10 days of ice chips only)...really thin, and his stoma is basically almost flush with his skin. Every appliance we have tried since surgery, has leaked. If the whole wafer doesn't come off unexpectedly, or when we change it, there is a patty of stool under the wafer on h...

Hi everyone, I am new to this site. It's so nice to be with my "people!" I've had my permanent ostomy since 2015 (my decision - j-pouch failure.) I remember using certain products to build up areas of uneven skin with my temporary stoma in 2010. That loop ostomy was a bear to deal with! I've been having seepage under my ring in one particular area where there is a slight dip in my skin next to ...

So my bag leaks almost daily. I've had major blow outs and slow leaks but I've never gotten to go on one bag for more than two days. I just can't get a seal around the ostomy. I'm currently using paste but I started with the little rings and they both have the same issues. I'm sooooo freaking exhausted with this. I just can't get a good seal. We use the skin prep, we stay close to the ostomy bu...

Hi folks,
I have been watching and reading this site for a couple of months now.  I had my surgery (ileostomy for crohns disease) in Oct 2010 and spent about 6 weeks in hospital.
The prblem is that everytime I go shopping or go anywhere my bag seems to spring a leak out from under the seal about 1-2 hours after leaving home.  I wear a hollister one piece and the only thing I can think of i...

I am 3 weeks into my ileostomy and have been having leaks every day for the past week. The first 2 weeks I had Coloplast supplies that were given to me at the hospital. My home nurse order my round of supplies and they were from Hollister. Not sure if it is the product or If I am doing something wrong.

I'm  a 59 yr old male,still working  and active, I golf and play on 2 softball teams that ...

My mom has a recessed stoma which is situated in a crease in her belly. No matter what I have tried, her appliance keeps leaking. I’m using the Hollister barrier rings and it helps but it doesn’t stop the leakage. I use half of a ring to mold into the creases on both sides of the stoma and then I apply a whole ring on top of that. Then I put the appliance on top of that and use a hair dryer...

This is the 3rd time since Monday. It goes under the seal.  Then leaks out the wafter. Then when I take it off there is clumps and then it flows out, What am I doing wrong

Hi, I  am a recent double bagger. and I am having a hard time keeping my Urostomy bag from having blowouts, right at the crease in my skin t 9 o'clock. It seem like there is less time between blowouts now I am changing my Hollister bag at least once a day. I am using the paste but its not working, and I'm wondering if maybe its my close are to tight????? any suggestions will help
Thank you Rose

This morning's gastrografin enema did not show any leaks from the colon reattachment   I had developed an infection 3 weeks ago in the stoma incision and was postponed. The infection has since cleared up and peristomal skin is healthy.

I've been given a thumbs up (ha ha) to proceed with closure of the loop ileo. I should be back on the operating table in a couple weeks depending on the surg...

Any ideas on how to stop this leakage problem I have developed after 32 years with an ileostomy? I have gained weight but just all of a sudden my ostomy appliance will leak day I change or next day? I used to get 6 to 7 day wear time with torbot facepalte ,and sealtite gasket,eakin ring and paste now I"m lucky to get one day if that! I have a dip now on left side of stoma and my stoma has alway...

I have had an ileostomy for just over 40 years.  I really had no issues for a long time, other than a hernia about 20 years ago. The last few years I have been having trouble with leaks, blow outs etc.  Has gotten much worse each year and now I can rarely go even 24 hours without changing my pouch.  My new normal seems to be twice a day or more.  I know I have another hernia which is part o...

Hey

So i had my surgery 9 weeks ago ive been back to work for 2 weeks,Im so paranoid about my bag,it leaking,people seeing it etc. I dont sleep constantlty thinking its gonna leak everywhere, I fell like im going crazy. Any thoughts, comments

 

Thanx

Hello everyone, It is nice to meet you all!  It has been three weeks since my colostomy was installed.  I started out with a Hollister two piece system while in the hospital and for the most part have had pretty good luck with their equipment no leaks, some pancaking and 4 to 5 days between equipment changing.  But that being said I am not very fond of Hollister bags. They make so much noise...

Okay, so my wonderful husband put on a new bag for me last night. Noticed it was pooling around the left side this morning. It wasn't leaking out but I could see it working its way to do that, so I changed it myself.

Then this afternoon the bag itself was wet in the back????? I checked my skin and there were more areas of pooling but nothing breaking through. Just the bag. Is that a supply iss...

I have an Ileostomy so leaking is gonna happen at times from the stoma shrinking to its final size. I've completely changed my two part bag three times in the span of 4 days due to it leaking. It's not leaking outside the bag, only where the body sticker plate that is cut around my stoma to the perfect size. It's just next to and around the stoma inside the bag. When it was time to change it, m...

My wife does her best to help me change my, and even used the paste around the bag to try prevent a leak. Yet, 3 hours later I would spring a leak between the bag and my skin. I am very frustrated by this. What can I do to fix this annoying problem?

Hello, I got a Colostomy on June 30,2014 as I had obstructed colon probably caused by radiation I had from my Anal Cancer. I had many issues with it, leaking etc..and my skin became raw as could be. I had a Second Operation the week of Thanksgiving. The surgeon made my stoma larger and raised what he could however I'm still having leakage problems on the bottom area. Because of this, my skin a...

I am having the most awful time with leaks!  I've tried almost every ring or paste product I can find, and I still can't keep a pouch on for more than two days.  I have an ileostomy, so my output is pretty watery.  Even when I use both a rind and the paste I end up with a leak.  I'm getitng a bit discouraged.  Any tips?

why does the velcro seal at the bottom of my bag keeping leaking?  I seal it properly and clean it well but have to change bag almost every day

Hello,

 

im very new on here.  I am hoping someone can help me.  I'm feeling rather desperate.

 

I have a permanent ileostomy.  I had the surgery in 2018.  This was due to a 7 year battle with ulcerative colitis.

 

Anyway, I started working out (aerobic exercise) twice a day for 45 min.  This has started me getting diarrhea which leads me to dehydration.  It also leads to leaking...

HI ThERE I JUST HAD AN END ILEOSTOMY DONE ON 7TH SEPT 2010 HAD EVERYTHING TAKEN AWAY PLEASE CAN SOMEONE HELP ME MY BAG KEEPS LEAKING AND WHEN STOMA MOVES I GET PAIN BEHIND IT THAMKS ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED

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I was told in October 211 that my colostomy was temporary. Now my surgeon tells me he can't not reverse it. I desperately need help controlling leakage. Sometimes the wafer only lasts one day. I thought I could live with it because it was temporary.. but if it is for life I need help! I should say my stomach is not flat. My stoma is sitting in a fold. Does that make sense? How long can y...

I really hope someone can help me solve this problem; my doctors have not been able to!  in 2009 I had a sub-total colectomy with ileo-anal anastamosis.  I had too many BM's per day (really sore, bleeding) so I had to go to an end ileostomy.  I hate living with an ileostomy (I guess no one likes it) and I am always so "aware" of the feeling of the bag hanging down from my belly!  On top...

My daughter, age 10, is a recent ostomate (ileostomy). We have had a lot of trouble finding the best appliance for her due to size, activity level, and spotty home health nurse help. We're waiting for our first order of what we think is the best system, and meanwhile are making due with samples that the home health nurses can bring to us. The main problem is that they keep leaking at night/earl...

My husband has a colostomy and recently had to change from Hollister (due to flange leakage) to Convatec closed end with filter bags. About every other bag is leaking thru the filter. When I called Convatec and told them about the problem, the rep acted like she had never heard of this happening. Thinking this was a bad lot, she sent replacement bags. Unfortunately, those bags have leaked also....

Cant seem to get this under control. I'm using a Holister 2 piece, adapt ring, and it's always leaking. I had 4 nurses already trying to remindy this situation. They first had me put the ring in the flange, now they tried the ring molded to the stoma on the skin, IDK what to do? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. 

Hi Folks, sweede here,
It was put to me after reasearching hydrocollides, that there is a new innovation from Salts Healthcare, and i have to admit is an ingenious solution for leaks and peristomal skin irritations due to waste touching the skin, i have decided to share this information with you if i may.....I will post the product description in full.

Red, sore and itchy skin could be a thi...

I am having a nightmare. Ever since I have had the bag fitted it has leaked every single day. I have to change the bag sometimes four times a day. It leaks at night when I am asleep. I have to wash my clothes every day. I have been given different bags, rings, extenda tape, tablets, sachets and powder to spray on but nothing works. Please, someone must have suffered this, any ideas much appreci...

My bag is leaking alot especially at night I have tried stoma paste, seals any help would be
greatfully appreciated.

I curruently use the Hollister brand wafers and had surgery for ileostomy in October 2012.  My stoma has shrunk in both diameter and length and recently I noticed leakage problems around stoma.  I have not been using the wax ring but if anyone could give me feed on wax ring and how to counter this leaking problem.  The leakage is not getting outside the wafer but it is starting to irritat...

My worse fear... And it happened! Twice in one flight! Talk about your bad luck!

Hi all,

I have been using Hollister CeraPlus Tape Free Flange and the pouch that goes with it for at least 7 years...It is great for me as my skin  does not do  well with tape collars

Over the past few months I have started to get leakage where the pouch snaps onto the flange; I can actually see it seeping out between the connection (only on the southern end of the conneciton - I guess due t...

Any tips on how to keep the seal from leaking?? A seal and bag used to last 5 days - now I'm lucky if I can get 3 days out of it before it leaks. I had breast cancer and went thru chemo, radiation, and surgery and I gained some weight. It seems the seal isn't sticking right. I used the paste where the leak seemed to be but it doesn't work. Any ideas??

How do you handle this situation? I had my first leak but I was at home. Freaked me out. What if I was out and about, not near home, no bathroom near by? 

I'm a relatively new Ostomate... Colostomy Sept 2019 changed to an Ileostomy Jan 14 2020.

 For 2 months with my new ileostomy I was doing ok, trying different procucts to meet the need of a highly liquid & at time high volume output.

About a month ago after regaining about 5 pounds quickly I started having leaks... Before when I had a Colostomy with a thick output I rarely had leaks... a few...

The biggest and nastiest issue I have is leakage while I am asleep! I’ve had my ileostomy since 2010 and this is the reason I refuse to sleep beside anyone and possibly leak on them!! I’ve tried eating earlier/less, not eating, but food goes through me in 2-4 hours while awake and it pours out right at daylight everytime! I get 2 days of weartime usually but this can happen at any time and ...

wish my stomache wasnt so big!one consultant says i have pastorial hernia
another one says i havnt! dont know where i stand! my tummy opposite my stoma
looks bigger than the stoma half, i leak every day bit not from stoma, its either the
(wee pipe) thats been left in after surgery or its coming from my vagina, but i cant tell which it is! anyone else have this problem? going 2 see consultant...

I have had a temporary ileostomy since March due to complications from ovarian cancer Staging surgery. I use Hollister one piece drainable system with filter, and the filter almost always leaks. Any suggestions on how to prevent the leakage?

I have had an ostomy bag for a little over a year, and within the last 2 weeks I have had leakage comng from my annus and a lot of gas. Has anyone ever experienced this?

 

Hello there. I had a colostomy a month ago, and my surgical wound wasnt healing so they put a vac therapy on it. It's a Smith & Nephew vac. The problem is with my abdomen wound, my tummy isnt very flat, and I have a crease at the very bottom. This is where the seal keeps leaking.
I feel dreadfull having to constantly call the nurses out every day, sometimes at night too. They are at a loss at w...

Hello, everyone! I have had my urosotmy for 2 1/2 years. I often have leaks in the middle of the night and wake up with soaked sheets. Any advice on how to get these leake to stop?

I never had ulcers under my wafer until I had my stoma relocated to the upper part of my abdomen. ( It had been down just above my blet line)  Now I have had about 7 in the last year. I think I found a way to fix it with a combination of latex barrier, transparent film and an ostomy belt worn at night.  Never had to do this years ago. < > I know that I am not the first. tell me whay you have d...

Have had a bout with chronic diarrhea and my barrier is coming loose & leaking like 3-4 times a day. Plus skin is very red and irritated around stoma. Any help or suggestions?

 

I am just about 4 weeks into my ileostomy from stage 3 rectal cancer. The surgery was a success and my cancer is gone. I have about 9 more weeks till reversal surgery, so I am a short timer with my ostomy (I continue to pray this is the fact). My problem is I am have leaks everyday for the last 2 weeks. I have posted once in the past about this and received excellent feedback. 

I had 3 major ...

Recently I've gone from 5-7 days wear time with no problems to leaking from all sides of the wafer and changing 2 times/day. I've noticed that my stoma has become very recessed. I wear a Hollister 2 piece system with a drainable pouch. I have gained about 20-30 pounds since my surgery nearly 3 years ago. It looks like everything is backing up, rather than going down into the pouch.  HELP! Thi...

I realize leaking is going to occur periodically. My husband lost a lot of weight so he does have creases in his skin. We are still in the experimenting phase and I've watched a few suggestions on you tube. We had some success with the paste for awhile and also with the slim barriers. Someone suggested Hollister adhesive spray. Have any of you tried this and any other suggestions? He's a prior ...

so ive been with a colostomy coming up on 2 years in august, and ive lost over 80lbs since i began using Convatec wafer 411804 and bag 401503, they have usually lasted me 4-5 days 

but they are now only lasting me 12-16 hours and then leaking out of the side, this is VERY VERY frustrating... i cannot say my job is the problem because ive worked since february with my colostomy and never had a...

Hi I'm papa, I have recently been released from hospital, with a brand new ileoconduit. I am having a real hard time with the wafer seal. Doing what and how I was shown. The longest I have gone without a change is four days, But usually it can be 2 to 4 times daily. A real pain, and uses up supplies real fast. I have tried various products, but no help so far. I'm hoping someone out there, has ...

First I want to say Hello all Ostomates,I'm having alot of trouble with my system and every system i've tried,I have a inverted stoma on the bottom only and its out on the top. I've had my colostomy for about 15 months and I will have it forever ( lucky me) I thought I found the perfect bag a one piece from nu-hope made to my stoma ,to my suprise it cost 239.00 for ten bags there is no way I ca...

So the reason I didn't reverse my colostomy was because of uncontrollable diarrhea.  I was happy to have a life again.  The rectal vault was completely inactive and I clean it twice a year. 2004-2006 I had severe fistulating crohn's disease.

Forward 5 years.  I was camping this weekend and my rectal pouch decided to flush mass amounts of clearish/yellow fluid, especially when my bladder...

I was wondering if anyone can help me with this. I have an Iliostomy and an a deep indentation on one side. I use the the stomahesive paste but I still have leakege problems from time to time.

Hi everybody,

As always, apologies if this is a stupid question. However....


On Tuesday I am flying out to Portugal, which will be my first overseas holiday since getting my Ileostomy three years ago, so something of a landmark for me.

When I booked the holiday the expected temperature over there was in the mid to late 20's celsius (on average about 77 degrees fahrenheit), nothing I haven't...

I have had a stoma for over a year but I now find I have clear fluid coming out my bottom now and again does anyone else have this and is it normal I feel like I want to go to the toilet normally. Thanks for any help as I'm getting worried.

Hi friends .. 

 

I have had an an ostomy for about 5 years now.  I've had issues every once and a while as we all do.. But the last few months, I've started to have severe leaking , which iOS not only painful, but it's causing me to run out of supplies. It's also really taking a toll on my quality of life.   I have recently switched insurance companies and drs, and don't have an Ostomy nu...

Help, my adult daughter had to change her whole appliance 4 times today.  After the first change it leaked, as did the 2nd & 3rd time.  She just did again now (midnight).  She has an ileostomy.  She ate some salad last night and we don't know if that is the problem.  Will she just have to wait til it gets all out?  Anything like this happen to anyone?  Thanks.  Gerry

I was using the Hollister bag with the folding Velcro closure and with an eakins ring and last night it felt very itchy but I change/remove my bags in the a.m. when my gut is more "asleep." So upon waking, I go to change it and omg....Well I figured there was some pancaking as I could kinda see it before removal (the bag was that beige semi transparent stuff so you can see darker areas where st...

I have an inverted stoma on my  colostomy  for diverticulitis (though previously I had zero symptoms and clean colonoscopies ) The stoma is at the very top of the small stoma  hole, and slightly under the edge of the skin.  Output has to ooze its way from underneath skin and over the top to  make its way out. Creates a  BIG PANCAKE always.  If the output is thick, it shoves under the waf...

Dodes anyone have trouble with leaking with the Sensura Mio? I’ve had an ostomy  for 6 mos. and a rash for 4 of those months. I tried the Sensura Mio and the rash went away, but I’m having small leaks around stoma and I don’t know that it has leaked til I take the bag off. Then there is some skin irritation.. I love this bag except for the leaks.

I am new just 2 weeks my colostomy bag seems to leak at night time I have an incision right next to it.

I am using convatec with skin barrier and powder by the area which is red.  I am using eco seal.  I have an innie stoma.  I dry off wait till dry and set up my bag with wafer and eco seal.  I have a belt that connects to the bag.  I am at a loss can't sleep because afraid it will leak i...

Hi there

I am new to this. Have a question about flange to skin. I have been leaking at night like crazy. it pulls off in the middle of night no matter what i do, paset or no paste. any tips? im concerned my stoma doesnt come out far enough to clear the hole when i sleep. anyone else suffer this?

I had the occasional problems with leakage.  I was referred to Coloplast Consumer Care at 1-855-430-9500. They told me about their new products that are covered by insurance/Medicare. They sent me MANY samples, and when I wanted to try something else, they were glad to send me something else. Most helpful people.  For people with no insurance in the US, ask them for freebee sites.  Especiall...

I have a question that I am hoping someone can answer for me.  I first had a "straight-thru" (small intestine hooked directly to anus) sub-total colectomy done in 2009.  this didn't work out for me because I was having 15-20 bowel movements per day with lots of "butt-burn."  I decided that I had to have an ileostomy and had it done in Nov. 2010.  Actually ever since the sub-total colect...

So it's been a long time since I've posted on here but I feel my experience yesterday was worthy of sharing.

Since the end of last year I have been getting more and more into my fitness. Firstly by starting to run - parkrun is fantastic for this and highly recommended and then by joining a gym in January, which I attend 3 times a week, once with a personal trainer. This is not something I woul...