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Ostomy: Adapting to life after colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy
It takes time to become comfortable with an ostomy — a surgically created opening in your abdomen that allows waste or urine to leave your body.
Many questions may run through your mind as you practice good ostomy care and live your life. It can help to talk to others who have been there. Perhaps you'd like to ask others questions like: What can I eat? What about leaks? Can I go back to work after colostomy? Can I ride a bike with an ileostomy? Will everyone figure out I've had urostomy surgery just by looking at me? What about intimacy?
Welcome ostomates. Let's talk frankly about living with an ostomy. Why not start by introducing yourself? What type of ostomy do you have? How's it going?
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@mariar55 You might consider joining the excellent Canadian Ostomy forum at https://www.facebook.com/groups/OstomyCanadaSociety
@mariar55 If you have Amazon in Canada its called Skin Tac and comes in liquid or wipes I prefer the liquid bottle that has an applicator On my Amazon site it is about 14.00 dollars It is actually cheaper than the company I get my ostomoy supplies from
It comes in several forms and is available from Amazon.
@piki thank you for the information. I will look into it as I have had a lot of skin issues from day one
@piki thank you for the suggestion. I just did
@pez01 thank you so much. I will definitely check it out
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