Hi Halo. I don't cover my pouch at all when I shower. I just make a point of drying it really well after. I use a Coloplast Sensura two piece and open the end after a shower to dry the velcro really...
Hi Bania, sorry to hear you're having a hard time with the Eakin Cohesive. I use Eakin myself but I don't use the slims. I use the cohesive rings and cut them in three pieces. I use each piece...
Hi everyone, I had my Ileostomy four years ago at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Toronto and the nurses there put me on to using a few squirts of mouthwash into my pouch after each empty. They said that...
Hi there Crohnielass, I agree with Eva Lou totally. I never use anything to clean or wipe when emptying my pouch. I use a Coloplast Sensura two piece system. On change day I wash and soap my stoma...
Hello again Matt. I have never had to leave my pouch out or use loose clothing to cover it. I wear jeans all the time and tuck in my t-shirts or shirts all the time. I wear sweats around the house...
Hi Matt. I used the Coloplast one piece when I first got out of hospital also. I switched to Coloplast Sensura two piece click with an Eakins cohesive and I have never had any issues. I only use 1/3...
I wear a Coloplast Sensura two piece with an Eakins cohesive. I cut each Eakins wafer into three pieces and one piece does the trick. I do a change once a week with no issues....
Hi again Poucher. My bracelet just says Ileostomy on the back. I'm like you, my wife and I do a lot of traveling so it came highly recommended....
I had Dr. Robin McLeod at Mt Sinai Hospital also. Excellent people there....
Hi Poucher. I had an ileostomy and anal closure done at Mt Sinai 5 years ago and they recommended a Medicalert bracelet. I've worn one since just after I had it done....
My stoma ended up being called Ymotso. One day I saw the word ostomy backwards in my ostomy kit mirror. It just stuck . For some reason it just seemed right. LOL...
Hi pain, I had an permanent ileostomy two years ago this month. I use support belt from Nu-hope which is an excellent product. The web site is http://nu-hope.com/. They won't take orders directly but...
Hi mum,,I had an ileostomy in July 2009. I was drinking tea until I was hospitalized and got back into coffee while I was there. I find coffee passes through quickly but it isn't a problem. I only...
Hi Summerstorm,,,Dolphins won't be a problem. Went on a cruise last November and swam with the dolphins with no problems....Going on another cruise this November and planning to swim with the...
I suffered a quick onset of UC in 2008 and battled it for two years. I have since had a an Ileostomy and rectal removal (abdominoperineal resection) and don't regret one moment of the slight...
Thats nothing abnormal hide. I had the same procedure and experienced discharge for a while after....
Hi Ashleigh. I had a permanent Ileostomy in July 2009. In February 2010 I had a lapascopic abdominoperineal resection to finalize everything. That is basically removing the rectum to prevent possible...