I need advice please ostomates

Hi all

I have a temporary ileostomy and have 3 questions.

1.   Can I take Immodium or lotomil to slow down bms?  I want to see test myself on it before i get reversed in a few months' time.  I can have quite waterly bms depending on what i eat, plus also it fills up at night even though i dont eat late, and i dont want to be up at night .

2.  What can i wear over the bag to stop it getting wet and for added security when swimming?

3.  My bag fills up with air overnight and is fit to burst in the morning, and fills up with air a lot.   is that normal?  i took wind capsules but that doesnt help at all.  any advice?

thanks guys!

1. Yes you can use immodium. I often take 2 if i am going out somehwere and don't want to have to empty often, and then take 2 more a few hours later. Now this doesnt' happen to me, but when i do it, after the immodim wears off, about 8 hours or so later, i get a bunch of output quickly, lasts about 30 minutes or an hour. I guess it's got to go somewhere, lol.

2. When i go swimming i usually put on a sure seal, its very hard for me to explain these, but it's like saran wrap stuff that goes over the wafer part. As for the actual bag i dont know of anything. But i tape my bag up on itself, then sometimes put my belly band on, then i safety pin my bathing suit top to my bottom, on the LEFT side, lol. Not putting a pin near there, lol.

3. Alot of gas in the morning is normal. I dont have that problem so much anymore but there are some mornings i think i could float away. You could try some gas-x before bed and see if that helps. I have found that the gas-x only works if you take it before you get gas.

hope that helped some

Do you sleep with your mouth open (mouth dry in the morning)? That always makes my pouch fill with air overnight...I've retrained myself to keep it closed but that is easier said than done!!