Ostomy Support Group

I changed my pouch today. I think the wafer is covering the base of my stoma. Will this be a problem?

I had read on one of these forums that a person use “Compound of Tincture of Benzoin” to get their wafer to stick to the...

Could someone shed light on how to care for skin under the wafer? My husband had surgery last November and we are still learning about...

I received a text today from the nurse who did my home health care She was at a coloplast workshop and told me not to...

Hi All,My husband had a permanent ileostomy placed earlier this month. Long story but we just finally discharged home yesterday (23 days in the hospital)....

Ileostomates ... I found the following on the internet: Aim to drink 8 to 10 (8-ounce) glasses (about 2 liters) of liquids every day. Don't...

I have had an ileostomy since August 20. I continue to have leaks, sometimes as often as twice a day. I have used Hollister (many...

After surgery in August for hemorrhoids and rectal prolapse I was left with fecal incontinence. Soon after going home from the hospital I noticed fecal...

Hello! I'm trying hard to connect with other people who have had a subtotal colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis but it's so difficult to find other...

I can not open my mouth to eat or drink so use a g tube. Everything has to be ground with liquid in a blender...

(Loop Colostomy, Dec 2023) Every day, often a few times a day, I feel much pressure and discomfort in my rectal stump because of rectal...