I would like to know if anyone with an ileostomy or a colostomy knows how they deal with their setup while being immersed in a bathtub or swimming pool. I have had my setup since 1997, but I just haven't accessed helpful information because I had lots of little illnesses and recently became more computer savvy. I have a huge avid love for swimming, and this has been greatly reduced since my surgery. I would like to know my options for being able to keep my wafer good for a week's time. I find it difficult to do both (swim as much as I want and only have to change the wafer once a week), so is there a way to keep the wafer dry in water? Any ideas are welcome, please. I have never posted anything before on this site, so could anyone give me other free resources for additional learning information? I stopped doing a bunch of activities because of this surgery and the results of what happens from bending too much. I didn't have a choice in this, or I would have died. Thank you.
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