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Help my stoma has sucked itself back inside 😱

Hi, I’m really worried my stoma has sucked itself back inside so now it’s flat to my skin no dongle bit 😭 I don’t know why this happened I was in a lot of...

Hi, I’m really worried my stoma has sucked itself back inside so now it’s flat t...

MyStar86

•1 month ago

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Stoma bag leaking during the night

I just got home from hospital after a 2 and a half week nitemare stay in hospital after very complicated surgery to remove my whole colon. I was OK in hospital...

I just got home from hospital after a 2 and a half week nitemare stay in hospita...

Brian1977

•2 months ago

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Issues going from jpouch back to stoma

Hi lovely people, I have a friend who after issues with their jpouch for a few years has now gone back to a stoma bag. All was going well for a couple weeks...

Hi lovely people, I have a friend who after issues with their jpouch for a few ...

Ktappern

•3 months ago

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Apprehensive +++

I am 73 and I live in England. Amongst several other conditions, I have a very slow transit bowel and SIBO. These, combined with a contribution from my...

I am 73 and I live in England. Amongst several other conditions, I have a very s...

skylark15

•5 months ago

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Hi everyone

Hi I am waiting to have a Colostomy Operation done when my blood sugars have gone back down so don't know how long I will be waiting!!!!!! Dolphin628.

Hi I am waiting to have a Colostomy Operation done when my blood sugars have gon...

Dolphin628

•7 months ago

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Ilieostomy - waistband issue

We're gradually feeling our way through things but my husband has advised me that he is having difficulties with waistbands - he either needs to pull his...

We're gradually feeling our way through things but my husband has advised me tha...

Suebedoo

•7 months ago

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What is normal after surgery and what isn't

My husband had stoma surgery two weeks ago and got home a week later. Since coming home he seems to be deteriorating not improving. On the advice of his...

My husband had stoma surgery two weeks ago and got home a week later. Since com...

Suebedoo

•8 months ago

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Stoma with Denosumab osteoporosis medication

Hi, I am posting the same thing in the osteoporosis forum and the stoma forum at the suggestion of my friend. My mum has had a stoma for over 50 years and is...

Hi, I am posting the same thing in the osteoporosis forum and the stoma forum a...

Florrie2

•8 months ago

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Recently had stoma

I was diagnosed 2 years ago stage 4 high serious ovarian part bowel removed and 6 sessions chemo lived normal 18months then recurrence and more chemo then...

I was diagnosed 2 years ago stage 4 high serious ovarian part bowel removed an...

PaumicB123

•8 months ago

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ileostomy surgery recovery

Hi, I have had my ileostomy 3 weeks today and whilst I love having the ileostomy my digestive system has gone into meltdown I have terrible cramps I was...

Hi, I have had my ileostomy 3 weeks today and whilst I love having the ileostom...

MyStar86

•1 year ago

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high ileostomy output

Hi, I recently had my ileostomy surgery last on the 26th October and I’ve been out of hospital for 4 days and I’ve been getting very high out put which I have...

Hi, I recently had my ileostomy surgery last on the 26th October and I’ve been ...

MyStar86

•1 year ago

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Ileostomy problems

Hi everyone, Just wanted to introduce myself and hope that I’m ok to be here to chat and listen to all things ostomy!! I hope that this finds you all...

Hi everyone, Just wanted to introduce myself and hope that I’m ok to be here to...

SelfSoothe

•1 year ago

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staples coming out from the colectomy stump!

I had a colostomy due to CT scan showing holes in my colon and abscesses on the wall behind. I began to have clear fluid leaking from the stump like a...

I had a colostomy due to CT scan showing holes in my colon and abscesses on the ...

DesertDeuces

•1 year ago

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stomach bug ?

I’ve been vomiting and feeling nauseous for a few days . Lots of liquid output and noises from stoma . I have no pain or cramps so I don’t think it’s a...

I’ve been vomiting and feeling nauseous for a few days . Lots of liquid output a...

Lmcn

•1 year ago

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cherry stone swallowed with ileostomy !

has anyone accidentally swallowed a cherry stone with an ileostomy . Did it block ???

has anyone accidentally swallowed a cherry stone with an ileostomy . Did it bloc...

Lookingahead

•1 year ago

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Can I opt for a removal of colon stump?

Now that I have a colostomy, I actually love it! Two years ago, I had a rectal prolapse. Doctor removed about a foot of my colon and I was left...

Now that I have a colostomy, I actually love it! Two years ago, I had a recta...

DesertDeuces

•1 year ago

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Doctor didn't see the holes in my colon!

On April 25, I went to the emergency room at a hospital north of me. Doctor diagnosed me as being constipated and sent me home. On April 29th, I again called...

On April 25, I went to the emergency room at a hospital north of me. Doctor diag...

DesertDeuces

•1 year ago

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The Stoma Begining

I’ve had prior Cancers like Bowell Cancer, Stage3 Testicular Cancer which are in remission and then Bladder Cancer. It was cleared but I was having...

I’ve had prior Cancers like Bowell Cancer, Stage3 Testicular Cancer which are in...

Clarence2

•1 year ago

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Night only output!

Hey, newly installed loop ileostomy (2 months), and having a lot of troubles with eating still. Was advised to eat small portions of soft food for a while...

Hey, newly installed loop ileostomy (2 months), and having a lot of troubles wit...

GranolaLover10

•1 year ago

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Stoma refashion

I have a stoma since birth from hirshprungs that left me with a permenant colostomy. I have been told surgery for the stoma 23 years later as it had started...

I have a stoma since birth from hirshprungs that left me with a permenant colost...

Spicyramen

•2 years ago

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Stoma reversal

I have just had a liver transplant and went back for my first check up, everything is going so well so far. While I was waiting for my liver transplant I had...

I have just had a liver transplant and went back for my first check up, everythi...

Dogbot

•2 years ago

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Urostomy advice

Hello! My husband is about to have a urostomy surgery. He is scared, of course. He is 68 and needs the urostomy because of irreparable damage from post...

Hello! My husband is about to have a urostomy surgery. He is scared, of course....

Stressbaker

•2 years ago

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suprapubic catheter and the right clothing

I am new to the world of suprapubic catheter. As it gets colder I try to wear long pj. Now I have the issue here as it is very u comfortable here. How can I...

I am new to the world of suprapubic catheter. As it gets colder I try to wear lo...

RBanu

•2 years ago

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Pain im old stoma site

i had my stoma reversed 18 years ago and have slwats had the occasional pain but the ladt month it has been awful. The pain last for hours and either dull or...

i had my stoma reversed 18 years ago and have slwats had the occasional pain but...

Totti10

•2 years ago

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Eratic stoma

Hi. I am new to this group. I have had a stoma since last November, but still having problems with the output being eratic, and having to take Imodium to calm...

Hi. I am new to this group. I have had a stoma since last November, but still ha...

relieforme

•3 years ago

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Stoma wound reopened

I had my stoma reversed on 10/28/20 Healing took awhile since in November I was on chemo every three weeks However by late January it had healed There was...

I had my stoma reversed on 10/28/20 Healing took awhile since in November I was...

Supermary

•3 years ago

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Both of us!

I had an emergency surgery in January and landed up with a stoma bag. Now my husband has been diagnosed with colonic cancer and will have an operation on 17...

I had an emergency surgery in January and landed up with a stoma bag. Now my hu...

Bandittabby

•3 years ago

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Leakage with a small stoma :(

Hi all, I am 7 weeks post op with a ileostomy with i am slowly adjusting to (thanks to endometriosis which damaged by bowel!) Was wondering if anyone has any...

Hi all, I am 7 weeks post op with a ileostomy with i am slowly adjusting to (th...

fdennis07

•3 years ago

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Husband emergency ileostomy, mucus fistula stoma and anus rectal stump

Hi within 4 weeks my 49 year old hubby took ulcerative colitis, had lifesaving removal of whole colon and now has ileostomy, mucus fistula stoma and left with...

Hi within 4 weeks my 49 year old hubby took ulcerative colitis, had lifesaving r...

Tracie1972

•4 years ago

11 Replies

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Posts - Living with a Stoma | HealthUnlocked

Living with a Stoma

Help my stoma has sucked itself back inside 😱

Stoma bag leaking during the night

Issues going from jpouch back to stoma

Apprehensive +++

Hi everyone

Ilieostomy - waistband issue

More post surgery questions - iliestomy

What is normal after surgery and what isn't

Stoma with Denosumab osteoporosis medication

Recently had stoma

ileostomy surgery recovery

high ileostomy output

Ileostomy problems

staples coming out from the colectomy stump!

stomach bug ?

cherry stone swallowed with ileostomy !

Can I opt for a removal of colon stump?

Doctor didn't see the holes in my colon!

The Stoma Begining

Night only output!

Stoma refashion

Stoma reversal

Urostomy advice

suprapubic catheter and the right clothing

Pain im old stoma site

Eratic stoma

Stoma wound reopened

Both of us!

Leakage with a small stoma :(

Husband emergency ileostomy, mucus fistula stoma and anus rectal stump

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