Ostomy and Irrigation

Hello  I started the irrigation process early this morning.  I had everything that I needed with me and for one strange reason or another it did not respond.  I placed teh cone in my stoma and low and behold nothing.  What did happen was that the water would filter out while the cone was in and fell into the sleeve but, not all of it 1.5 liters.  I am hoping that this model will work for me. I ...

i have had a heck of a time with pouches. I have tried several different companies products and am totally disgusted that none of these products are reliable. One pouch I get 8 says out of it and the next one may not make it but one to three days! I need better than this to live an active life and right now feel a prisoner in my home due to this. My output is very liquid so it seems I am covere...

Good day, I'm a new member today and i speak french from Québec, Canada, i will try to explain my question the best that i can.   I would like to exchange with other people who practice the irrigation of their stoma. I do my irrigation every day for almost 6 months now and I have many questions on how to do, the duration, the frequency, should we always schedule at the same time ... ect ... ...

So I finally did it! I gave irrigation a try.  Everything went fine except I don't think I am completely cleaned out.  I started with 500cc of water so should I increase that on day two?  Also, do most people reuse the drains?  They seem pretty sturdy but I don't want to trust them if they are not made to be reused.  Manufacturing says nothing about it.  I am excited for this change.  I am a hi...

I am going to the hospital on Monday to begin irrigation.Any tips please.

A couple of weeks ago, some of you suggested irrigation. My surgery was this past April and this was the first I had heard of irrigation.  I looked it up and can't for the life of me understand why it is not presented to people at the outset as an option for bowel management. I have my appointments next month to see my doctors and I am hopeful there will not be any contraindications to trying t...

Hello everyone, well I received the verdict of the scan of my belly .... and indeed I have a hernia around my stoma ..... grrrrrrr ... I am quite tired, after a ostomy, the year after an operation for a pilonidal sinus (it hurts like ....) and this year a Hernia .... will it ever end ???? .... Well there, I let off steam ... thank you for reading me :) good. Now I would like to have your exp...

Hello all. I have been irrigating my colostomy for about a year and a half. I was wondering if anyone has experience with using saline solution or anything else for that matter. I feel like sometimes my irrigation effects my electrolyte balance. With the irrigation every other day and living in a humid climate (sweating) I feel that my electrolytes get out of whack. I live in the Philippines w...

I was very unwell yesterday. At midday I started having terrible contractions and my stoma stopped working. Then the pain increased so that it was a constant pain for 1 hour. Then I threw up and the pain  lessened only to increase agin within 10 minutes This went on till 9pm when air finally escaped from the stoma and the pain stopped.. This scenario happens every month or so. I use to go up th...

It is now 6 days since I started using irrigation. However my colostomy continues to work all day after the irrigation. (It is great really cause it did not work very often before,) However I thought the irrigation would empty the bowel for 24 to 48 hours. I am irrigation every day with 1 litre of water. Does the bowel keep working because it has yet to get used to having water poured in or may...

I've had my colostomy since 1983. In the last year when I irrigate neither the water or stool comes out. Maybe the next day the stool will start to come out. I used to have great success irrigating. So good that I could go with out a pouch. I used to get a good 7 days with the wafer, now I  am struggle get 5. Would anyone have any idea what could have changed in my colon to keep the water and s...

Hey y’all I’ve read several posts talking about  "irrigation "  What exactly are they talking about? I'm a Newbi, had my Ostomy surgery in March. This site has been the most help to me. Thank you all that have contributed 

Hi, I am due to get my permanent stoma in two week's (something I never thought I would feel this excited about) and have been researching Irrigation. It's something that appeals to me, and sound's like it would improve my quality of life. I know it's obviously something I wont be able to do for a while, but just wanted to hear other people's experiences with the system ? < >

Hi again,As I said I my previous post, I wanted to chat about Irrigation with anyone whose experiences might clear up some things I am still a bit foggy on.I have been looking into Irrigation for quite awhile now - I was cleared by my surgeon to try irrigation, I have read stuff here and a bit elsewhere on the web, watched the YouTube videos etc. - so what's holding me back?Good question. I thi...

Hello to all those who irrigate their stoma, I have a question for you. I read in another group of ostomates from France, that there are some who irrigate their stoma twice in a row to have the chance to irrigate their stoma only every 2 days. In this way there is no risk of residues. Is there someone who does this twice in a row? Because it's a lot of work 1.5 liters of water wait until everyt...

Hi, I have stoma which has developed into hernia. I am irrigating, but have a lot of trouble as I need longer tome to irrigate and use more water, but the sleeve not getting stuck for the full time. It comes off and start to leak on the middle of process. Is any one has similar experience and can suggest some otherways to irrigate. I use coloplast brand Thank you

This is my first post, so hi guys!!!  Ive read a lot of fantastic advice over the last 6 months and felt compelled to become a full member. Basically, I’ve started irrigating early morning (for 4 days) and I’m finding it very beneficial as I’ve just started a new job - rebuilding my life after bowel cancer, anhoo - all is going well with the irrigating - but I’m finding I get quite a bit of g...

Hi, I want to try irrigation! My leaking stoma is ruining my quality of life! Yes, I've tried everything, short of a 3rd revision to my stoma. Do I have to find a Ostomy nurse in my area or can I do this on my own? I also want to know which brands are the best out there. I'm partial to Coloplast but would love to hear from y'all what works for you. I would so appreciate any advice! Thanks!!

Who's here in this beautiful gang uses the catheter instead of a cone .. I read somebody who used the catheter but I do not remember who it is ??? I need info for my irrigation with this product instead of the cone please ??

Hi I'm looking to talk to more people that irrigate. I have been irrigating for 3 yrs but since my stoma hernia last year I have been having trouble.

Does everbody irrigate? I do not I am 72 and am not sure I want to start that. I go almost 24-7 and have learned just to stay home after 7:00 I can manage it in the AM and if I do not eat untill about 3:00 I will be OK

Ok. I've been putting it off forever and tonight tried irrigation for the first time. Goodness...what a palaver!  I thought it was supposed to make things easier...and I can see that it might once I get used to a new routine...but tonight even with the instruction sheet I found I have a lot of questions.   First, how far in is that doggone cone supposed to go?  Surely not the whole way?  I was...

does anyone know how I can order Iry Pump and Iryfix (by Braun) online from other countries? i believe these products are not available in the US (which is a shame).   I am a new ostomate and started irrigating about 3 months ago and it improved my lifestyle 99%.  Hoping to try Iryfix, ostomy plug.

A new member of the Forum who is not a paid member has some problems with irrigation but cannot post her own topic. Since I might be about to have a reconnection, I have not explored this topic. Maurice has questions. I thought some more experienced members might have answers. Hope this works. 

Hello  I have heard great responses from several folks here that irrigagte.  I finally received my supplies today.  I received the stoma caps and wafers, in addition to the irrigation it which includes the sleeves, and the other items.  I am very nervous to start.  The nurse that I can call is the surgeons assistant not a ostomy nurse but, she has recommended that I start.  They are pretty far ...

Hi there   I'm quite interested in trying this out.  Was you do it can you go bacjk to the normal way?  Or as normal as pooping can get with an ostomy lol                                          

Why do I have residues 4 hours after my irrigation which was great, It's been a week that I have every night? Is this normal ?? Yet I do not change my food :(

what is irrigation? Have had my Ostomy for about 5 years and have never done this. I wear a one piece bag does that make a difference? 

Does anyone do irrigation for the rectum after their colostomy? (if they did not close it).  I was told to do it every 2 weeks - will this eventually stop producing mucas or do I have to do this for the rest of my life?

I have been practicing irrigation for 4 years now, I had my operation in March 2015. Everything has been going well up until this week where I tried to irrigat and the water flat refused to go in. The first 2 occassions I took a 20 min or so break and it seemed to be successful after that, I had thought constipation as the output was quite thick, thicker than is my normal. I usually irrigate ev...

Hi everyone!  I hope you are all doing well or better.  I would like to return to irrigating, but I have developed a hernia around my stoma which is rather large.  I plan to look into a repair in '15.  Anyway, I'd like to know if it is okay to irrigate with a hernia around the stoma.  Does anyone have experience with this you'd like to share?  Thanks bunches! XO!

I irrigate everyday and was always successful with it. I now have three large hernias and find it impossible to clean out my colon all the way, being blocked somewhat with the hernias.  Usually an hour or two the remaining works its way out then. I tried less and more water but still the same results.    Anyone else have this problem with hernias and irrigating?

I irrigate every two days usually without any problems and remain dry and clean until my next irrigation. Last weekend I think I picked up some kind of bug/virus which I thought was a straightforward cold. I have irrigated 4 times in the last week or so but keep experiencing on-going bowel movement after the irrigation session. Does anyone have any similar experience of bowel movement being af...

Hello everyone. I wanted to start by saying thank you for this forum, it’s been very helpful to read peoples comments, suggestions, concerns. I am four weeks out from a sigmoid removal. I had complicated diverticulitis with an abscess. They put a drain in my backside in January and I lived with that for three months until the surgery. I was so happy to be rid of the drain and the bag and the pa...

Can someone explain irrigation to me? My drs have never mentioned it. I had a colostomy. Is it only for illeostomies? <sp>

I have been reading about members irrigating and plugging illeostomy.  Have also read it is dangerous.  Please tell me more about it.  

I am one of those people that cannot stand to deal with unexpected bowel movements and having to change my bag several times a day.I found out that I am a canidate for irrigation and was interested in doing that however it is time consumming and I do not have time to get up in the morning and irrigate before I go into work.I get up for work at 4am. There were times when I had plans to go on tri...

i have been irrigating for 6-7 months now and last week something really weird happened! I irrigated with 1500cc of warm water and nothing happened. The water did not come back out nor did the poop! So, I was pretty sure there was no blockage because I had output earlier in the day. Well, it happened again today. All I got was a little sludge!  I have a Coloplast irrigation bag and the water wa...

I had a colostomy at the end of June and for past three weeks have been irrigating.  I would like to exchange tips and or advice with another lady in UK . I had to wait awhile to start this due to ostomy nurses holidays and certainly wish to continue but some days it seems to work better than others and I would welcome encouragement from a more experienced irrigator.

I have been irrigating for over 8 years.  It has worked with out any issues up until now.  It has changed.  I have been experiencing issues where the water just won't go in.  One day it will work just fine and the next day, I can't get the water to go in.  I had a colenostemy a few days ago and everything checked out fine.  I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this issue.  ...

     Hi my name is neil I have a colostomy since August 2013 I have a large lump its  hernia which is causing pain and discomfort and leaks the surgeon said he will fix the problem wants me to irradiate if that dont work as my colon ant in great shape he will give me a ileostomy dont know how well irrigation will work or how much more work a ileostomy is if you can help with anything ...

Anyone have to do that? I just started last week and so far, I hate it. It's not difficult to do, I just am grossed out by it and feel dirty during and after doing it.    Any thoughts? Does it get better? Anyone feel that way too?    

Hi. I'm a 41 year old with rectal cancer. Had everything "down there" removed a year ago and an ostomy installed permenently. I know there are different kinds of ostomies but I don't know what kind I actually have. So, the surgery was a shock, my new body overwhelming so at first when I heard of irrigating it felt beyond me. However, a few months ago I was browsing youtube and came across th...

is anybody out there irrigating regularly . Irrigation is being suggested for me but I would like to know others views on the subject .  

I just joined today.  I've had a colostomy since June 5th, 2019.  I'm considering irrigation and wondering if there is anybody else on here that does that.

I read recently in publication from Charter in the Uk. That there seems to be a system called irrigation which means spending 30 minitues in the bathroom and then your bowel is clear for almost 24 hrs, allowing you to do almost anything, until I suppose you have to visit the bathroom again.Has anyone any idea how this system works, I would be intrested to find out.