On my 1st year anniversary in March this year I was expecting to be totally depressed and was dredding it. Instead I got completely bladdered and had the neighbours knocking on our door at 1am...
I've had my ileostomy for just over a year. When I first starting having sex with my boyfriend after the surgery it was really difficult and sometimes we couldn't even do it (I'm a girl by the...
I know some people do struggle with seals around flush stoma's but having a flush one myself I really don't struggle at all. I've had my ileostomy for just over a year now and my stoma is level with...
Hi Doc, 1) I guess the poo does come back up the bag but it doesn't irratate my stoma.. 2) When it comes to tossing and turning in bed, its taken me a while to get confident but I pretty much sleep...
I put a shower cap over my bag and use a thin hair bobble to keep it in place. I doesn't keep all the water out, but I find it a lot easier than changing my bag every time I shower :o)...
Hi Doc, I've had my Ileostomy for nearly a year now, which is below my waistline, and I haven't struggled that much with pants. I tend to either wear trousers with waistlines above my bag or they...
Hi, I've had an Ilesotomy + Crohns for nearly a year now, altrhough I am now in remission, and I'm thinking of having kids with my boyfriend. Can anyone whose been pregnant with an ostomy offer some...
Hi Smiley, I'm doing fine now thanks, I've got my life back on track again and I'm waiting to have tests to see if I can have a reversal. I so so so hope I can... Hope your doing well.....
Hi Smiley Sim, I've had the same experience as you! I was living a normal healthy life until Feb 06 when I was admitted to hospital. 3 weeks later I had to have emergency surgery and had my ileostomy...