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Ostomy Community

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Back Pain

by erva,
My mother is 92 she has always been healthy and energetic, but in the l...
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ileostomy

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

Could a total colectomy possibly have been avoided with a c-diff infection?

by swisler,
i contracted clostridium difficile most likely either from an E.R. visi...
2

Is this normal ?

by rmikola1,
I had a small bowel movement from my rectum this morning. This is after...
1

Ileostomy reversal

by mopper,
My mom just had a ileostomy reversal last Wednesday. The reason for th...
2

ostomy reversal

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

ileostomy reversal

by kjhuds,
Hello! I'm a 34 yr old female. I have had Crohns for 12 yrs and in Ju...
1

bowel cancer post-op

by Fran909,
My husband had a tumour removed successfully from his bowel on 18th Nov...
3

Ileo reversal

by Val66,
Hey, I have an Ile...had it for a year..getting a reversal(take down) t...
2

Up coming ileostomy reversal

by nmak,
My name is Nicole and I'm 22 years old who has had an ileostomy since J...
3

flange problem

by itk,
i'm having new problems with my colostomy after having it for 10 years....
1

Abscess Staph Infection

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

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...

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...

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...

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. ...

Nasea

by ksdhelp,
Ever since I have had my ileostomy (which is reversible in October), I ...
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