Learning Ostomy

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I’ve had my ileostomy since ‘98 and proctectomy in 2000.  For the first time since then I have got a vomiting bug.  But it seems to be hurting me more than I ever remember – like my insides are being twisted by the retching.  It also seems to have retracted my stoma [...]

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I buy the big bulk Walmart brand Immodium, which is much cheaper. Ann
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – in Canada it is over-the-counter but there is a cheaper generic available and places like COSTCO can often be cheaper. Where can i get this? Is this [...]

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I’m about 30 miles south of Birmingham in Alabaster. Lynette in AL
I’m in AL, just east of Birmingham. It IS beautiful here, and a great place to live (in my humble opinion). Stuart J. / ssj152 //UC, colostomy, then ileostomy in 2003

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I’m about 30 miles [...]

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Hi all, I’ve had an ileostomy for 2 1/2 years now.  On Tuesday I had a motorbike accident (some twat claimed he didn’t see me!) and I now have a broken left elbow and a broken left ring finger (amongst other injuries), which means I have my left arm in a sling [...]

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ok, i’m out of here tomorrow heading further up the coast to the start of the great barrier reef and plan to get a bit of snorkelling in along the way. happy to keep you all posted. mind you i’m going to have to do something about getting a fresh supply of [...]

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After recently having a Crohn’s Flare, my doc is recomending that go back to a Remicade infusion to put it in remission again. Remicade worked wonders for me at first–fove years ago–but the last infusion I got two years ago, was followed six months later by a rather nasty leg ulcer. A [...]

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Hello all! I am also looking for advice. In January, I had my colon removed due to UC. I currently have an ileostomy. I still have disease in a portion of my rectum. My choices are to either have a proctectomy (removal of rest of rectum) and be stuck with an ileostomy [...]

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My output is usually semi-liquid, depending on what I eat.   In the 51 years with ileostomy, I find that true diarrhea, for me,  from a virus or a partial obstruction is straw colored to almost clear, with frequent emptying of the pouch.  The pouch will fill quickly.   Doesn’t take [...]

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Robert Rea wrote: > Has anyone been treated with disrespect at a search. I was in Egypt and even > though i had a card to explain about my bag they did not take a blind bit of > notice (I dont think they can read english)
Nope and I used to [...]