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  1. J

    Need Advice for Waterproofing Colostomy Bag

    I use a plastic shower cap kind of wound around few times and then stick a hair elastic arond it all to stop water coming in _ mainly so it isn’t wet on my clothes. I do swim without a worry and even take long spas swithout Covering it up. .
  2. J

    Treatment for irritated skin under the wafer

    Hi Marie i have a stoma placed like yours. It comes out onto my skin. when o am having skin problems I use friars balsam also called tinct Benz onto skin first _ it does sting when you apply it initially. This then becomes sticky, I add stoma he’s I’ve powder over the top, followed by dubbing...
  3. J

    Just shit

    I don’t know what is going on. I have had miss piggy for 8 years and there has been a leak here and there but nothing major. Anyway for the last week I have managed to crap myself at least once a day at work. I am a wreck and just don’t want to leave the house. I have not changed anything I do...
  4. J

    Stoma and dementia

    Hi I myself am a stomata. I used to regularly used this forum, but for some reason I am no longer a member. Anyway my parents have both got dementia and to top it all off my father had a bowel obstruction that perfed and has ended up with a colostomy. I am trying to help educate mum and dad...
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