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Hi Kaz, no I don't have Crohns, thankfully.I had my op as I was left incontinent when a doc cut me too far during an episiotomy in childbirth. The surgeon who did my op did the fistula in case I had a change of heart or advancements came along.But my rear end is stenosed ( closed over with time...

What is a protectomy ? A surgeon said he could simply just sew up the fistula site and it would all come out through my bottom but the surgeon who did the actual colostomy and fistula said it would require major surgery to get rid of the fistula. ???? I am assuming the proc thing is rectum...

Thanks Fairy ,and Hi Kaz. No it's permanent .I have tried coloplast and all makes of stoma caps but they don't seal well as my skin is very uneven ( it's right where your pubic hair should be )What are optsite dressings ? it's way too small to place a bag there or even a mini pouch. The size of...

the UK of course !! It's very hard to get a decent GP who knows anything about stoma's, and even harder to get a stoma nurse who will do wash outs .I lived down South for a while and had a great nurse who would do it, but she warned me never to attempt it myself as you can puncture things. Since...

Hi thanks for that info. Yes,I do have a stoma nurse and I saw my doc who put me in touch with her when she thought the nurse needed to do a wash out of the fistula .Unfortunately, the stoma nurse came out and said she didn't like doing wash outs, so she left me with a long needle like tube...

Hi Anna, no I have never tried paste .I've never seen it either .Is it runny ? how do you apply it ? is it like cement texture or paint ? thanks for the reply L.

Hi, I'm new and didn't know where to post this. I have a colostomy and a permanent mucous fistula. The fistula produces what is normal for it- smelly horrible stuff. I've seen the doc and it's all normal. The stoma caps I am using don't collect the goo properly as the fistula is on an uneven...