I have an Ileostomy and have diarrhea for 4 days now. got any suggestion! Beside drink enough to sink a very large barge! do i need to go to the hospital. I...
... need ... Be wary of gulping back the fluids to replace what you are losing. If you drink too much too fast it just washes through your system and makes...
THANK YOU ALL !! it worked with the salty pretzels and i was gulping cause i was so thursty and i sipped all night. I did catch a bug from my grandson or i...
How wonderful Sue. I'm so glad the pretzels helped. Yes - you are right - the hospital is the worst place to try and get well. I was dying when the did...
Hi, I was wondering if anyone out there has a solution for a retracted urostomy. Was at my Consultant the other day who has said he is really not keen to...
Hi Tracy, Unfortunately I really have no good advise to give you.I had to have my relocated last year,my doctor moved it down just a little beneath where the...
... had to have my relocated last year,my doctor moved it down just a little beneath where the original was.I had a huge hernia at the site and that was the...
Main Chat is Saturday 8pm UK Time which is 3pm EST ish. All ostomates welcome, whatever the condition, whatever the age. Maybe you face a possible ostomy in...
Hello everyone, It was difficult for me to decide who I thought would DO this because many people claim to pray, but not everyone does. I hope I chose the...
LOVE AND HUGSSSSSSS MAY WE ALL BE AS BLESSED AS THIS What would you do?....you make the choice. Don't look for a punch line, there isn't one. Read it anyway....
I am having uble I have had an ileostomy since 1985 with a few problems but I had been completely well since 1988 until recently My doctor said I had a...
Dear Kathy You certainly have been through the wringer! I have a urostomy and developed ahernia in the belly button after having the operation to repair it I...
Hi Kathy, Sorry to hear you're having such a bad time of it.Para stomal hernias can be such a difficult problem to deal with. Can you tell us what part of the...
Hello Groupies, You don't often hear from me but I am lurking in the background. We have a lady new to the group who is having a problem with a parastomal...
NOTE: I CHECKED SNOPES.COM AND ALTHOUGH THE SCENARIO ON SNOPES IS DIFFERENT FROM THE STORY BELOW... THEY ARE BOTH EQUALLY SCARY. PLEASE READ AND PASS ON....
Apologies for the delay in approving your jouning the group but I've been on hols for a few days. Also to the new members check out the links there will...
Someone please help. I use the convatec pouch and flange which has the micropore around the hydrocoloid. If I try to use a different pouch with a smaller...
Hi Ian....I understand what you say about the itching but I think that's the micropore flange that causes it.I had the same problem some years ago and still do...
I have been living in Australia for 50 years and I am visiting Blackpool (my birth place) in a few weeks. I was wondering if there are any ostomy meetings in...
Friends are like balloons; once you let them go, you can't get them back. So I'm gonna tie you to my heart so I never lose you. Send this to all your friends...
Hello! My name is Lori and I live in Connecticut with my husband and dog. I had a colostomy two years ago to divert and heal a fixture. Unfortuanely, it didn't...
Hello, have you tried contacting the companies that you get your supplies from? Like Hollister.. I had issues witht he bag breaking open too often and wrote...
I haven't been on this site for along time as I had a lot of ups and downs in my personal life but I thought I would share my good news. My husband of 23 years...
