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Ostomy Community

This patient support community is for discussions relating to ostomy, colostomy, diet and nutrition, gastrostomy ileostomy, jejunostomy, ostomy reversal, sex and relationships, stoma, urostomy, and wound care.
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Up coming ileostomy reversal

by nmak,
My name is Nicole and I'm 22 years old who has had an ileostomy since J...

Mucous in ileal conduit

by 1969urostomy,
I have been having Large mucous plugs coming from my ileal conduit. Th...
1

Abscess Staph Infection

by MasterJunior,
Hello, I have a few questions about Staph infections. Thank you for rea...
1

skin irritation

by tiny777,
Is there any way to deal with the irritation around the stoma?

ostomy reversal

by terclevenger,
I had a laporotomy done at beginning of august and they gave me a colos...
2

flange problem

by itk,
i'm having new problems with my colostomy after having it for 10 years....
2

Showering?

by beccabug26,
Hi. I am a caregiver in a group home and I care for an individual who h...

Burning at internal sight of stoma

by shellymsell,
I have an "Temporary Loop Ileostomy" that I've had for over 10 yrs now....
2

Ileo reversal

by Val66,
Hey, I have an Ile...had it for a year..getting a reversal(take down) t...

About your take down

by Val66,
Hi, just wondering when you had your take down did they do everything ...
2

want to have a reversal done

by vic1121,
I want to have my illeostomy reversed. i was only supposed to have it f...

swollen stomach legs and arms

by debraray27,
i have a colostomy where i do #2 through my stomach my stomach has har...
12

Ilestomy reversal with no J-Pouch

by charchar2003,
I have had an ilestomy for 5 years and am considering having it reverse...

Toriello Carey Syndrome-illeostomy/TPN feedings

by dee1991,
My god-daughter had an illostomy placed in Dec. It has been downhill si...

TELL ME WHAT TO DO

by dwt,
ITS NOT WHEN U DIE BUT HOW ! I HAVE OSTEOMYLITIS AND EVERY 3 MONTHS I ...

WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER MY REVERSAL

by bella2697,
HI EVERYONE. I AM NEW TO THIS FORUM AND I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE CAN ...
3

body image

by pjslife,
I've had my illeostomy since December 2006 and still am having problems...

Pouch odor is sweet

by gutsygal,
I had a colostomy 4 years agao, and have great success with it. Recent...

ostomy and kidney stones

by sugarpea,
My hubby has had an ileostomy since 1988. It's been so much fun and now...
7

Cut on my stoma

by Johanna4kids4me,
I had the rare experience of my flange lasting nearly 10 days. As I was...
3

Colostomy reversal: to be or not to be?

by firsthippo,
My mother-in-law, a very healthy 79 year-old, had to have a large secti...

ileostomy

by magictrick,
i currently have an ileostomy after a motorbike accident 5yrs ago....i ...

Colostomy reversal

by sdesh9,
My mother had a punctured colonoscopy two years ago. She has septics a...

Rectal/Vaginal fistula resulted in colostomy

by Mother0128,
I recently had a lower rection of my colon due to colon cancer. The sur...

here's the photo for "staples in stoma???" 

by aswife,
Sorry, forgot to add the photo before submitting.........

staples in stoma??

by aswife,
My 44 year old husband had an emergency sigmoid colon resection done fo...
2

Please respond someone out there!

by ksdhelp,
Has anyone experienced nausea with having their ileostomy? I have been...

Constant Infection

by renajill,
I had my surgery (high anterior resection and a bit of the small intest...

Ilesotomy Questions

by renajill,
Hi, I had a high anterior resection and a bit of the small intestine...

ileoptomy

by 1sgt,
w hat is the diference between radical ileoptomy and ostomy surgery ?...

can there be a reversal of an ostomy?

by Joydaryl24,
I have had a bladder ostomy since 2000 have had nothing but problems w...
1

Post colonoscopy problems

by Ted174,
Post colonoscopy problems 2 days later my abdomin started to distend. ...
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