Hey all! It's been 10 months since my Ilieostomy and I'm not looking back! Mostly because I had ulcerative colitis since the teens. I'm 30 now and loving it!! I once again can live without caring...
Alright! you guys are great! Thanks Less is more? I use a good soap, no residue. I also use(for now) the Hollister skin barrier gel and paste. When I look at the market on ostomies, the product...
My question is, how do I know if I am satisfied with what product I am using. I left the Hospital with Hollister, filled out for bunch of free stuff through the mail from diffrent companys, and have...
About a week to 10 days after my Ileostomy surgery(because of UC) I ate a gia-normous bowl of popcorn every night, for about 3 weeks......LOL.......in the words of Tony the Tiger......It's GREAT!...
Just had a complete colectomy and now have an ileostomy after 12 years of diagnosed UC and a life long history of bad bowls. I kind of moped about if at first.............and now............I have...
Red-34 No matter which surgery you choose, your life will be .................1,000,000 times better. I just got my ileostomy after 12 years of UC and after this last year with it, it basicly made...
cra43, anyone under the age 18 can get Medicaid.....easy! Just ask! As far as insurance goes, if you are paying "out of pocket", you are feeding a fat mans wallet. The best price I could get with my...
6 ears!!!!! I'm jealous! My colon is exploding to the though of one bite!...
Well not sure what your getting at and hope it works out for you, but if I were you and someone has a problem listening to what good things or garbage that comes out of my mouth, THAT PERSON IS...
Hey Cassy! Glad to see more education is being poored into your husbands problems. Sorry to hear about the turn out, but very happy it was caught. To bad you had to completly go to another hospital....
Wow! You guys and gals are great!!!! I could never get this kind of support anywhere. Thanks for the replys! All of you nailed it!...
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BACK IN THE HOSPITAL! I know what that like! I'm sure whatever he is eating is not enough. In the hospital, all I got was broth and it was not enough. Ask yourself these Questions when was the last...
When you blow your runny nose on toliet paper and look at it,...that's what mucus looks like! LOL Not trying to be smart, but that's what mine will looks like when I wipe. Of course there will be...
It's nice of you to say that FitzyK23, good point of view from a Crohns person. I agree, at least the Crohns peoples "holding tank" HOLDS....
I'm looking forward to an ileostomy soon to rid Ulcerative Colitis. My Q is when they remove my rectum and sew it up, is there a track or opening or some sort of leadway. Lets say I have a fistula...
Not sure if the Sulfasalazine would be the cause of the headache each person is diffrent, but I have no problems with it. And no problems with Tylenol. You headache is most likly came on because of...
You poor things, I feel for you. I had to quit school and did not graduate because of this stupid disease. I got down to poop'in so bad, being more than 20ft from the toliet was not an option. I did...
No fix for Crohns! That's bad news for anyone with Crohns. And Crohns can be (what seems like) anywhere in the GI track. UC bailout with surgery, I can't wait for mine! So my take on it is, yea,...
PAIN with the gass......ouch! Drink tons of water!...
I have beat myself up for 10 years thinking it was something I ate that caused the flare. For the last 2 years I have since changed my mind,..............ITS A DISEASE and can NOT be figured out(yet)...
Kiss520 I can handle QUALITY ground beef, eggs, dark meat chicken like wings and legs (were it's the most tender and takes no effort to chew, unlike breast meat) chewy bacon, roast, baked fish NOT...
I was flaring really bad back in the fall when the dr said I needed some steroid treatments at the hospitol. So I went and bunked up for a week. That's when I got my first bag of remicade,...after...
Praying for you now! 22 years old....bummer! I'm 29 and their is always someone out there with it worst. I can't wait for my Ileostomy surgery. NO MORE MEDS! NO MORE TOILET RIDES! NO MORE HOSPITAL...
crap foods= NO NO tons of water= GOOD GOOD Thats what the colon wants anyways, so give it tons of water. Besides drinking more water only aids in the digestion....
Mens1aday Promotes prostate health! And man does it do it!...
Be sure to research prostate infections.........if you're a male. I've had three prostate infections in the last two years(thanks UC) and the first one was the worst. Tons of back pain, nausea and...
Aloe baby wipes saved my pain when wiping. Not the awnser you may have wanted, but just using the TP will set my fissure on fire....