Hi Firthy, i'm a lot older than you i'm 42 with kids your age, but it's nice to know there are other folk from my part of the world on here too. Sorry to hear you get upset about having an ileo, (who...
Just wondering how many UK and especially bristol folk or south west peeps use the site. love coming on here already. it's just so nice to be among fellow ostomates. chip girl...
no more pain and diarrhoea no more staying in doors ALL day, no more curling up in agony with a hot water bottle. i know this sounds weird but i really love my new ileostomy, i can't explain how...
Not been too impressed with my ostomy nurse. have to say, got most of my advice from other ostomists on crohns zone. i would say use Lift off or similar spray to remove base plate especially in the...
hi there, i have drastically changed my diet to avoid gas - by avoiding all green veg and fried food and pastry things seems to have improved. just stick to basic meat, fish potato and carrots or...
glad the tape worked for you and glad you're returning to a normal as poss sex life. chip girl - no advice on 35 second thing though except maybe to try thinking of something not so nice like...
hi there and just like to say its still early day s so working out could very well give you a surgical hernia if you do stomach exercise , hope by now its' all settleed for you and would love to see...
hi hon good luck with it all i'v got an ileostomy and pain far less than having crohns which is what i have. so well worth it. my periods vanished for a while after surgery but have come back now and...
good luck with the surgery - all i can say is that having a stoma changed my life for the better. It is for me anyway so much more hygenic than sitting on the loo with diarrheao and its quick and...
hi there i was terrified of having a stoma but it was more psychological than for any other reason. The reality of a stoma for me is FAB. Not running to the bathroom or having incontinent accidents...
hi stef and sorry to hear of your problems. i'm in the same boat with very high watery output and on 16 loperamide a day. the problem is with high output stoma is that meds can come out whole before...
hi hon, sorry to hear of your problems and hope the six weeks passes quickly for you. might be worth buying just one nice skirt loose waist or wrap round that you can wear to church or with nice T...
i'm the other way, i can't stay OUT of the bathroom post op. I'd advise calling your doc and asking for advice hugs chip girl x...
hi i'm a crohns person and had bowel incont,. before ileostomy six weeks ago. To thicken up stools prior to surgery used combo of lomotil, questran and loperamide hugs chip girl x...
i only know four peole who have had ostomies reversed and all have been very successful and welcome for the people that have had them done. good luck with the surgery and keep us posted chip girl x...
Hi there i'm uk too and new ileostomist from bristol. My ileo is always on the go day and night with about 2 litre output and nothing seems to slow it down. maybe time will work for us both and good...
I;ve had problems with a high output stoma but its only six weeks old. docs so concerned i'm now on ING electrolite drink 2 litres a day and one litre of free fluids. Anyone else have this.?? doc...
been trying to find chat rooms for ostomists and this appears to be the only one????? Any advice for a new ostomist appreciated - i'm 42 with crohns and love the ilio compared to living with...