OMG you are right - the rep at Coloplast told me today I needed a Convex appliance when I said I have a problem with leakage. Watching your explanation was very enlightening. Thank you so much. Very informative!
Finally someone was brave enough to show exactly how to apply a 2 piece bag system on person. I presently use a 1 pc and have had 3 side leakages . I'm not a heavy person but I sit alot and have a side fat crease which in turn causes the poo to get under my wax ring barrier and then under the adhesive barrier. Now I'm convinced that perhaps the 2 pc convex bag is the way to go. Hoping to get a reversal in Dec. 2022 which I understand may give me a whole new set of problems. Praying that everything goes well for me. Thanks again for a great video.
You explained all of this so much better than any ostomy nurse ever has! I never understood how the belt worked. Hopefully my husband’s stomach will decrease in size so we can start using it! Thanks for the education!
Thank you for all of your videos! I'm getting my permanent colostomy in a few weeks and your videos have been so helpful. I have probably spent 100 hours watching videos and I'm pretty sure you are the only one with a colostomy. Seems like most content creators have an ileostomy Anyway, THANK YOU ❤
omg thank you so much for makeing this video, I have just recieved my sample of convex colostomy bags today and I wouldnt of had a scooby how to apply one until I found this video. Watching you explane the difference between a flat bag (that I use ) and a convex was very informative I cant thank you enough.
All the useful info I have gained about managing a colostomy has been from your videos, thank you so much x I use the seals with my drainable bag but am going to give the convex bag a try, also get Osto-Ez-Vents thanks to your info..I was allergic to many types of the usual bags (a nightmare in hospital as they kept dropping off and causing a bad reaction) but have the same type as you now with vitamin E....thankfully the barrier spray I have works well too.
Thank you for making this video. I also have pancaking issues, and have just switched to a convex bag. This video helped me figure out thats what I needed. This works wayyy better! 😄
Thank you so much for doing this video. I've only had my stoma for a month. Received a sample of a convex bag after talking to a representative. But didn't come with great instructions. I appreciate your explanation so much. First time I tried, bag wouldn't stick for some reason. I'll try again tomorrow.
Thankyou so much for this video. Have had 'Norma the Stoma' for 11 weeks and this is the best video that I have watched. Have watched a lot! Due to leakages, after Norma reduced in size and is lopsided- was from the beginning ,I am now on Convex Sensura one piece bags. also I have a peristomal hernia. The hernia is a challenge. I bought myself some sachets of Cavilon no sting barrier foam wipes that are gradually helping my skin irritation. Going to clinic next wk as nurse isn't prepared to prescribe them .They are very expensive. Says just use calamine. Have tried that and wasn't as good. Also it makes it so hard, to remove the bags even with lot of adhesive remover. Sounds like a bonus, but pulling bag off made skin sore. I still had poo getting out on opposite side to hernia where Norma is virtually flat to my skin. Touch wood- no leaks with convex bag and those banana shaped adhesive strips but still some sore skin. But nothing like yours. Still have pancaking even with lubricant and putting scrunched up plastic into bag, as suggested by clinic. They want me to use a paste. Also still waiting to be measured for hernia supports. I put filter cover on when going out and when fills with gas I remove cover, squeeze gas out and put new cover back on. Will watch your vent video. Thanks again. Pam
Hi Pam, thank you for watching. I am glad my video has helped, everything is trial and error in the early days. It sounds like you are very proactive in getting the rights things for you, well done you. So many people put up with leaks and discomfort when they do not have to.
I had my surgery nearly 4 weeks ago. My stoma isn't recessed in itself, but the stomach around it sort of creates a crater with the stoma in the middle. I am suffering from pancaking. Not to the extent it escapes the seal entirely, but does get on my skin. I am seeing the stoma nurse in a few days, and this video was really helpful as to what the solution might be.
@@sydneystoma385 Thanks corresponding. Can I be cheeky and ask quick question? My skin around the stoma is very sticky with the adhesive, to the point I can't shave it. Can you use the same spray that you remove the bag with to remove all this residual adhesive on the skin?
There is a ring that is like gummy paste that you stretch to the size of your stoma. You put that ring around the stoma first and then the bag. It prevents any leaks. It comes off with the spray. You will love having it bc you don’t need to wear a belt at all.
I use a convex Hollister drainable two piece, but I also find a seal washer as well works wonders and I get no leaks at all. I also never use creams or powders, I only ever use warm water and never get problems. The Hospital used to use a cream and a powder on me and they always leaked. Just stick to plain old warm water.
Thank you for your videos. They’ve answered more questions for me than most of the other videos I’ve watched. Do you wear the belt 24/7? I notice you attach the belt differently to me. I have the little hook showing from behind/under the hole tab (hope that makes sense). All the best for Christmas 2023 and the New Year. 🎉
Hi, sorry for the delay, yeah i would say i wear it mostly 24/7. I dont think it matters which way the belt clips on, as long as it does the job all good. I am glad my videos have been of some help. Happy New Year
Thanks so much for the demonstration, I already use the convex bags but I was still getting some leakage, now I use the belt and it does help, my out put is very watery and my stoma lies flush with my skin, no overhang at all, I’m constantly getting acid burns (extremely painful) so thanks for the extra information… 1 question though, why don’t you use barrier rings? I use a 2mm ring and the acid still penetrates that too. Should I try without the barrier ring?
I have never felt the need to use barrier rings. I have tried them just to see what they are about and found them no use for me whatsoever. But we are all different. Do you have a Colostomy or ileostomy? My output is thick and not acid heavy.
Thanks for this video! I think I would benefit from a convex bag, and will try it. I have had my stoma for a little over a year. It all started when I got Covid.
Hi Nina. Thank you very much for watching. Yes I always use a closed bag, my output is too thick to use a drainable. I can go a couple of days with the same bag. So most of the time I only need to change my bag once a day.
My son is quadriplegic he first had a colostomy. No problems. Then 15 years later after years of Foley catheter he got a ileostomy but that surgery caused a fistula 2 1/2 years later still all 3. There is no product out there that works the ileostomy and fistula overlap so if one leaks u have to change both
I am sorry to hear that, that must be difficult to deal with and unfortunately I have no advice I can provide for you, fistulas are awful and so complex to deal with as a suffer and for the medical experts.
I will have colostomy surgery sometime this year. My rectm and anus will not be removed. I will discuss with the surgeons whether they wil make a loop colostomy or an end colostomy with a recatal stumo, The loop will have a mucus fistula, which should decrease any rectal discharge. I guess it kind of depends how much of the rectum is left with how much discharge there might be. I've been told it can be from once a week to twice a month, so it's not something you should be massively worried about. Someone told me they rinse out their anus when they shower and that takes care of it. Others wear panty liners, just in case. It wouldn't be so much you'd soil yourself beyond the panty liner, or so I've been told.
Hi Alex. I have done a video on how much supplies I take on holiday, I have done a video on going in water with an ostomy, and I have done a video on tips for ostomies in hot weather. What tips are you after and I will do my best to help.
I got two questions. Have you ever traveled for vacation with the stoma? If yes, was it easy to go on vacation? My other question is can you go on a roller coaster or any other rides with a stoma?
Yes I travel on holidays abroad and in my own country. Last year I went to Tunisia. No issues with airport security, no issues with pressure on the airplane. I took a reasonable amount of supplies with me. Everything was fine. In relation to rolloercoasters again absolutely no issues. I even go on fast water chutes and no issues.
Sydney Stoma wow living with a stoma must not be bad after all. Before you had your surgery, did you think this wasn’t gonna transform your life at all? Like how did you feel when you knew you were gonna go in for surgery to get a stoma?
@@jimnightowl2992 my life before the stoma was dreadful, I couldnt go out for long, work was was difficult. Everytime I did go out I had to work out where the nearest toilets would be. Having a stoma changed my life, it gave me my life back. I researched a lot about having a stoma before I made the decision, I decided my life couldnt get any worse so made the decision to have it. It was the best decision I made. Everybody will have different experiences, but its without doubt a positive for me.
@@jimnightowl2992 way too many. About 15 to 18 years. The last five or six years of that were the worst. Then in the five years before stoma surgery i had 20 surgical operations in five years. I was constantly in hospital. However since having stoma surgery i have not been in hospital once. I had the stoma surgery in 2017.
Hi gina. These are closed bags, so they don't get emptied as such. I change the bag and put the old one in the bin. Some bags are drainable so they do open and you empty the waste. However my output is slow and thick so drainables are no good for me.
Thank heavens for people like you who are willing to help others with your years of experience! No one has the knowledge like a stoma wearer!
Thank you for watching, I agree it is stoma patients that know best.
@@sydneystoma385 would you ever recommend leaving your bag of for little time to air the skin
OMG you are right - the rep at Coloplast told me today I needed a Convex appliance when I said I have a problem with leakage. Watching your explanation was very enlightening. Thank you so much. Very informative!
Hi. Convex bags are great. Glad you found the video helpful and thank you for watching.
Finally someone was brave enough to show exactly how to apply a 2 piece bag system on person. I presently use a 1 pc and have had 3 side leakages . I'm not a heavy person but I sit alot and have a side fat crease which in turn causes the poo to get under my wax ring barrier and then under the adhesive barrier. Now I'm convinced that perhaps the 2 pc convex bag is the way to go. Hoping to get a reversal in Dec. 2022 which I understand may give me a whole new set of problems. Praying that everything goes well for me. Thanks again for a great video.
Thank you for watching and leaving a comment. If the reversal goes ahead I hope it all goes well.
Good luck with your reversal - mine is in January
Thank you for explaining how convex works. This is very helpful with me to help my 85 year old dad whom has a urostomy and colostomy bag.
I am glad it has helped, and thank you for watching. Happy to help with any other questions you may have.
You explained all of this so much better than any ostomy nurse ever has! I never understood how the belt worked. Hopefully my husband’s stomach will decrease in size so we can start using it! Thanks for the education!
Thank you and a I am glad it helped
Thank you for all of your videos!
I'm getting my permanent colostomy in a few weeks and your videos have been so helpful. I have probably spent 100 hours watching videos and I'm pretty sure you are the only one with a colostomy. Seems like most content creators have an ileostomy
Anyway, THANK YOU ❤
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching my videos and its great to hear they are helpful.
Thank you for your generosity in sharing your experiences. It is so helpful and reassuring. Thanks again.
Thank you for watching and leaving a great comment.
omg thank you so much for makeing this video, I have just recieved my sample of convex colostomy bags today and I wouldnt of had a scooby how to apply one until I found this video. Watching you explane the difference between a flat bag (that I use ) and a convex was very informative I cant thank you enough.
Glad it was helpful!
By the way, Salts product from the UK are quite popular here in Australia. 🇦🇺 I’ve used them for nearly two years now without incident.
Thanks so much for this video..... very informative and will surely try the convex bags for my toddler...
Hi Mem. Thank you so much for watching. I hope they work out for you toddler. Love to you both ❤
Fantastic explanation thank you, I am 7 weeks post op and am looking at trying convex bags
Glad it was helpful!
All the useful info I have gained about managing a colostomy has been from your videos, thank you so much x I use the seals with my drainable bag but am going to give the convex bag a try, also get Osto-Ez-Vents thanks to your info..I was allergic to many types of the usual bags (a nightmare in hospital as they kept dropping off and causing a bad reaction) but have the same type as you now with vitamin E....thankfully the barrier spray I have works well too.
Hi. Thanks for watching. I am do pleased my videos help. That's what they are here for. Thanks again
Great video. Thank you. You’ve helped a lot.
Thank you for making this video. I also have pancaking issues, and have just switched to a convex bag. This video helped me figure out thats what I needed. This works wayyy better! 😄
Hi Valerie. I am glad the video helped and I hope convex bags solve your pancaking issues. Thank you for watching
Thank you so much for doing this video. I've only had my stoma for a month. Received a sample of a convex bag after talking to a representative. But didn't come with great instructions. I appreciate your explanation so much. First time I tried, bag wouldn't stick for some reason. I'll try again tomorrow.
Thank you for watching. Sometimes some bags just don’t stick, just try another one.
Thankyou so much for this video. Have had 'Norma the Stoma' for 11 weeks and this is the best video that I have watched. Have watched a lot! Due to leakages, after Norma reduced in size and is lopsided- was from the beginning ,I am now on Convex Sensura one piece bags. also I have a peristomal hernia. The hernia is a challenge. I bought myself some sachets of Cavilon no sting barrier foam wipes that are gradually helping my skin irritation. Going to clinic next wk as nurse isn't prepared to prescribe them .They are very expensive. Says just use calamine. Have tried that and wasn't as good. Also it makes it so hard, to remove the bags even with lot of adhesive remover. Sounds like a bonus, but pulling bag off made skin sore. I still had poo getting out on opposite side to hernia where Norma is virtually flat to my skin. Touch wood- no leaks with convex bag and those banana shaped adhesive strips but still some sore skin. But nothing like yours. Still have pancaking even with lubricant and putting scrunched up plastic into bag, as suggested by clinic. They want me to use a paste. Also still waiting to be measured for hernia supports. I put filter cover on when going out and when fills with gas I remove cover, squeeze gas out and put new cover back on. Will watch your vent video. Thanks again. Pam
Hi Pam, thank you for watching. I am glad my video has helped, everything is trial and error in the early days. It sounds like you are very proactive in getting the rights things for you, well done you. So many people put up with leaks and discomfort when they do not have to.
I use Calamine Lotion for the redness pal works well
I had my surgery nearly 4 weeks ago. My stoma isn't recessed in itself, but the stomach around it sort of creates a crater with the stoma in the middle. I am suffering from pancaking. Not to the extent it escapes the seal entirely, but does get on my skin. I am seeing the stoma nurse in a few days, and this video was really helpful as to what the solution might be.
Hi David. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. I am glad my video was helpful. Hopefully the stoma nurse will help aswell.
@@sydneystoma385 Thanks corresponding. Can I be cheeky and ask quick question? My skin around the stoma is very sticky with the adhesive, to the point I can't shave it. Can you use the same spray that you remove the bag with to remove all this residual adhesive on the skin?
There is a ring that is like gummy paste that you stretch to the size of your stoma. You put that ring around the stoma first and then the bag. It prevents any leaks. It comes off with the spray. You will love having it bc you don’t need to wear a belt at all.
@@lapassurs5383 I tried the rings but they didn’t work for me. My solution was the convex bags. Thanks.
I use a convex Hollister drainable two piece, but I also find a seal washer as well works wonders and I get no leaks at all. I also never use creams or powders, I only ever use warm water and never get problems. The Hospital used to use a cream and a powder on me and they always leaked. Just stick to plain old warm water.
Hi Iggie, certainly nowt with good old plain warm water. I only cream these days if my skin is sore. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.
Thankyou I'm certainly going to get some convex bags. I get a lot of pancaking due to weight loss.
Good luck! I hope they work for you
: "I'm having quite a problem figuring out how to change this bag. I watched a video and got a lot of tricks, good job."
Hope its going ok now
Thank you for your videos. They’ve answered more questions for me than most of the other videos I’ve watched. Do you wear the belt 24/7? I notice you attach the belt differently to me. I have the little hook showing from behind/under the hole tab (hope that makes sense). All the best for Christmas 2023 and the New Year. 🎉
Hi, sorry for the delay, yeah i would say i wear it mostly 24/7. I dont think it matters which way the belt clips on, as long as it does the job all good. I am glad my videos have been of some help. Happy New Year
@@sydneystoma385 And Happy New Year right back at you. 😊
Thanks for this demonstration. Problems with pancaking are annoying!
Hi Anne. Yes they really are!
Thanks so much for the demonstration, I already use the convex bags but I was still getting some leakage, now I use the belt and it does help, my out put is very watery and my stoma lies flush with my skin, no overhang at all, I’m constantly getting acid burns (extremely painful) so thanks for the extra information… 1 question though, why don’t you use barrier rings? I use a 2mm ring and the acid still penetrates that too. Should I try without the barrier ring?
I have never felt the need to use barrier rings. I have tried them just to see what they are about and found them no use for me whatsoever. But we are all different. Do you have a Colostomy or ileostomy? My output is thick and not acid heavy.
@@sydneystoma385 I have a double loop ileostomy and my output is this and watery, and a lot comes out in 24 hours. It’s a nightmare at the moment.
Thanks for this video! I think I would benefit from a convex bag, and will try it. I have had my stoma for a little over a year. It all started when I got Covid.
Hi. Yeah give them a try. Hope they help.
Like your video.
How do you keep the stool soft.
I have pellets most of the time.
I do not know! 😀 mine is just always soft.
Thank you for a very useful video. Do you always use a closed one piece pouch? How many times a day do you change bags?
Hi Nina. Thank you very much for watching. Yes I always use a closed bag, my output is too thick to use a drainable. I can go a couple of days with the same bag. So most of the time I only need to change my bag once a day.
Hi Chris this information has been so helpful. Can I ask where you got the gadget to help with ballooning? Thanks
Respond healthcare make them. But any ostomy supplier should be able to get them for you. Thanks for watching
Fantastic looking stoma. Surgeons have done a great job.
Thanks Tom. The surgeon was awesome.
Do you try a healing powder? I FIND IT is really good.I get mine from Medilink through my GP.really good.I use a convex bag as well All the best .
Hi Mary. I do have a powder, what is the name of the one you use? I am always open to having a look at other products.
Try some stoma powder and no sting spray for irritation. Or Hollister cera plus convex flange
My son is quadriplegic he first had a colostomy. No problems. Then 15 years later after years of Foley catheter he got a ileostomy but that surgery caused a fistula 2 1/2 years later still all 3. There is no product out there that works the ileostomy and fistula overlap so if one leaks u have to change both
I am sorry to hear that, that must be difficult to deal with and unfortunately I have no advice I can provide for you, fistulas are awful and so complex to deal with as a suffer and for the medical experts.
Sir i heard that sometime happens rectal discharge. Is it true? And what is the solution of it?
Wipe it away with toilet paper. I would advise against having the rectum and anus removed.
Sorry for the delay. I dont have a rectum its been removed and all healed up. So I dont suffer with discharge
I have had my anus and rectum removed and its all healed up. It was one of the best things I ever did health wise.
I will have colostomy surgery sometime this year. My rectm and anus will not be removed. I will discuss with the surgeons whether they wil make a loop colostomy or an end colostomy with a recatal stumo, The loop will have a mucus fistula, which should decrease any rectal discharge. I guess it kind of depends how much of the rectum is left with how much discharge there might be. I've been told it can be from once a week to twice a month, so it's not something you should be massively worried about. Someone told me they rinse out their anus when they shower and that takes care of it. Others wear panty liners, just in case. It wouldn't be so much you'd soil yourself beyond the panty liner, or so I've been told.
Very helpful video. Thank you so much 💓
Hi Joan. Thanks for watching and I'm glad you found it helpful.
At 2.33. I can see why a convex bag works better. Would a convex bag work as well for a stoma that sticks out?
If the stoma sticks out a fair bit there is generally no need for convex bags.
Can I have some tips for going on holidays thanks
Hi Alex. I have done a video on how much supplies I take on holiday, I have done a video on going in water with an ostomy, and I have done a video on tips for ostomies in hot weather. What tips are you after and I will do my best to help.
What kind of spray did you use to remove pad ?
Medical adhesive remover. It should be available from all stoma suppliers
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for watching.
Where did you get the belt you are wearing and what's it called?
Its just called a stoma belt and I got it from coloplast
I got two questions. Have you ever traveled for vacation with the stoma? If yes, was it easy to go on vacation? My other question is can you go on a roller coaster or any other rides with a stoma?
Yes I travel on holidays abroad and in my own country. Last year I went to Tunisia. No issues with airport security, no issues with pressure on the airplane. I took a reasonable amount of supplies with me. Everything was fine. In relation to rolloercoasters again absolutely no issues. I even go on fast water chutes and no issues.
Sydney Stoma wow living with a stoma must not be bad after all. Before you had your surgery, did you think this wasn’t gonna transform your life at all? Like how did you feel when you knew you were gonna go in for surgery to get a stoma?
@@jimnightowl2992 my life before the stoma was dreadful, I couldnt go out for long, work was was difficult. Everytime I did go out I had to work out where the nearest toilets would be. Having a stoma changed my life, it gave me my life back. I researched a lot about having a stoma before I made the decision, I decided my life couldnt get any worse so made the decision to have it. It was the best decision I made. Everybody will have different experiences, but its without doubt a positive for me.
Sydney Stoma damn! How many years did you live like that before the surgery?
@@jimnightowl2992 way too many. About 15 to 18 years. The last five or six years of that were the worst. Then in the five years before stoma surgery i had 20 surgical operations in five years. I was constantly in hospital. However since having stoma surgery i have not been in hospital once. I had the stoma surgery in 2017.
Fab video as normal
Thank you.
Sir it cost how much in a month?
I dont have to pay for my healthcare products.
How do you empty it?
Hi gina. These are closed bags, so they don't get emptied as such. I change the bag and put the old one in the bin. Some bags are drainable so they do open and you empty the waste. However my output is slow and thick so drainables are no good for me.
How do I get the convex bag ? Please give me the can you give me the address
You need to speak to your stoma nurse who will help you get them if it is convex you need.
We all know what a stoma looks like our we wouldn't be here
There could be someone whom has came across channel whom doesn’t have and never heard of a stoma, that is why he has said about a stoma in his video
Good to hear an English accent instead of dreadful drawl from the American offerings.
Thanks for watching. With my channel I just aim to be honest, say what I need to say and hope it helps people.