Sneezing!

Funny you should mention this....hubby has a sneezing fit a lot in the morning. He will sit and support the stoma until it is over. If he is standing/walking he stops dead in his tracks, lifts his leg a bit and supports the stoma. I suggested he train himself to do this to take the stress off the stoma and potential weakening for a hernia. Maybe I'm crazy but I feel do as much as you can to take stress off it.

(I have a weak back and find the above to help me when I get to sneezing when I am up walking which is why I suggested that to him.)

Sneezing does not cause me any stoma discomfort, but I do sneeze a lot. I sneeze usually during or right after a meal....any meal. No pouch problem from sneezing. This is not new to my colectomy. I have had this as long as I can remember. Really uncomfortable in restaurants. My younger son has the same issue. He does not have an ileostomy.

Dan