This topic is about the experience of feeling a tingling or funny sensation when output enters an ileostomy pouch. This is a common curiosity among those who have undergone a total colectomy with an end ileostomy.

Here are some helpful insights and advice:

1. Many people who have had an ileostomy for a long time, even up to 8 years, still notice a sudden warm or wet "rush" or tingling when a large, watery output enters the pouch. It can sometimes catch them by surprise.

2. This sensation is normal. It happens because the output, gas bubbles, or thicker bits can briefly stretch the stoma and the surrounding tissue, which triggers the nerve endings.

3. For most individuals, this feeling tends to lessen over time or only happens with particularly heavy or rapid output. It generally isn’t something to worry about.