Thanks so much for sharing your experience. I've seen many channels where people have an ileostomy and you're the only person I've found with a colostomy. I don't have a stoma but after learning a bit, I've found it really interesting. It's reminded me that you never know what someone else may be dealing with, it's reminded me to try and have some more patience and understanding with others. So thank you and I hope you're doing well and all is going well!☺️
Yes we should learn to have more patience with people. Life gets in the way sometimes and we are so busy we can easily be distracted from giving people time.
Thank you for watching. I enjoy doing the videos. But I only like doing videos that I think will help which is why there is often a big gap between videos
To be honest having a stoma doesn't impact on my life I was chain sawing branches off my tree in the garden the other day, I always have spare bags on me whenever I am out either at work or otherwise, your videos really helped me In the early days after my operation thank you very much sydney.
Hi Chris, I have slow transit constipation. I’m getting a colostomy in a month because my large intestine is just not working and I have a rectal prolapse so I’m sure you know this because you shared your irrigation video pretty good thank you I do take a medication that helps him with a slow transit call motegrity.
I’m getting ready to start irrigating, first time will be in the morning. I’m looking forward to starting but I am a bit nervous. I’m in the US our products are slightly different.
Sir God bless you for such an informative and well done video. Your casualness and relaxed manner really put people at ease to those unfamiliar with this. My new partner has had a colostomy due to cancer and I am understanding how this all works. Many thanks.
I have an ileostomy stoma & im told by stoma nurses that with ileostomys you can not do irrigations at home you need to stay in hospital over night.. Thankyou so much for showing all of this.. us with stomas like to see how everything thing is done done in real life.. most youtubers fail on that.. & dont show you the stomas/output x
Hi Chris. Thanks for doing the stoma irrigation demonstration. I am considering irrigation for different reasons to you but have found it very difficult to find information on the subject. I asked about it on an online group and got zero response. Your video has given me a good idea what’s involved if I decide to go head and try it.
I use the time to read email and the news on my iPad. I also use a reusable sheath that uses an elastic belt and I clip the end closed and tuck that the end into the belt. I can make the bed, fold clothes, etc and I’ve only had a problem once or twice in 9 years.
Sydney have you tried putting calamine lotion on your skin? Also coloplast makes a brave barrier sheet to put on it has hydrocolloid in it and it helps your sick soooo much! Don’t have to use a ring with it, prepskin apply the sheet and then the wafer.
Hi. I hope this ain’t a dumb question, but Do you dispose of the irrigation sleeves after each use and get a new one every day? If not, is there a sanitation procedure you employ?
Hola qué función cumplen las Irrigaciones en Ostomas?? Soy de Argentina y tengo una Ileostomia definitiva y la verdad es la primera vez q escucho de este procedimiento en Ostomas!! Graciaas y espero respuesta? Desde ya agradecida!!
@sydneystoma385 Thanks for posting this. I have started stoma irrigation and it has made a huge difference. One thing is that my lower back muscles have been sore since I've started. Did this happen to you?
Really difficult for me to answer that, as I suffer with lower back pain all the time, I did not notice any worsening of the back pain when i started irrigation.
Thanks for the video! Are we able to alternate days when we would 'choose' to irrigate? Or 'must' you do this process every time once you do choose irrigate? 🤔 Also.. does this cause hyperactive bowel throughout the day?
Hi. Ideally it is best to irrigate everyday around the same time. As I work shifts it’s very difficult for me to irrigate at the same time everyday. Sometimes I will do it every other day. Once I have irrigated and I don’t have any hyperactivity
Thank you for sharing your experience with us.. i'm student nurse of asian country .... i had never seen this procedure practice our hospital settings ... i learnt lot of things ..and i again thank you to ..god bless
Hey Chris another great video, always wondered about this, kind of understood but this makes it very clear. As i have been from day 1, totally at ease with my colostomy & bags, but this is always an option for future I guess, if i fancy a change 🙂 My issue is I can't sit still for 10mins let alone an hour, always something i need to do. Great to see a post on your channel thanks
Hi. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. As with you I have always been at ease with mine, my slow bowel transit syndrome was just getting ridiculous and I was hardly even getting to half a bag full in 10 days. So the irrigation is being used to help me empty
@@smdemmerymy mom is the same. She has to empty her bag 5-6 times a day. Her stoma randomly outputs and it's fairly watery. It does what it wants, when it wants haha
Thanks Chris. I’ve been irrigating for close to a decade and rec’d your video for a friend who’s a new ostomate to show him what’s possible beyond a bag. I did have a thought about your skin around your stoma… have you tried dusting your skin around the stoma with antifungal (athlete’s foot) powder and then dab skin barrier on it to hold the powder in place. That usually clears up any irritation I get around my stoma.
One last thing... I'd love to hear how camping with the irrigation went. That's one thing I haven't done since I had my ostomy surgery (for more than one night anyway).
Athletes foot powder is what my et nurse gave to me. It worked wonderful to help heal the excoreation. I would apply barrier splay over the powder then put on the appliance.
Very helpful demonstration! I'm working on my ostomy nurse certification and didn't get a chance to see this in practice. Thanks for the FULL demonstration 💩
Thank you for sharing this! I needed to learn about Stoma's for my final exams, and that really helped me understand the process of "flushing" the colon. Hope you're doing great, mate! :)
Thanks so much, but might I suggest you see a Dr for that rash. You doing s great service and I'd hate to see that get really bad. They do make a non oily steroid that could clean that up
Thanks for video. With slow motility you mention you experience distent bloaty tummy. Can i ask do you experience alot of gas/ distent belly ? And irrigation would push that gas backward and cause trapped gas inside the colon/ small intestine. I get crazy trapped gas when i try irrigation. Thanks
Thank you so much for the video. I had at-home nursing when I tried this the first time and it went really well. Now, doing on my own it's challenging.
Sir, I use skin prep, around my stomach where my appliance will be. I have extremely sensitive skin and can only use silk tape. Everything else Burns me and looks all red and irritated and skin will even pull away. Skin prep provides a barrier between your skin and the appliance, and I no longer have any blistered painful skin.
You can do it! It takes a bit of getting used to, and even now I sometimes cannot get the water to flow right. But i don’t get down, i just try again later on. It works out in the end!
I find it really difficult to pin point what works and what doesn’t. Sometimes some things work well and then they don’t. If I am being honest I generally just eat anything these days! 😂
I have had my colostomy and ostomy for 16 years but I have never irritated... Just trying it now... I'm having problems with the water flow inside my stomach can't figure it out... FYI I have stuck my finger in to feel where my "hole goes". what can I be doing wrong? When I do it more water squirts out while I am trying
It just comes down to perseverance and giving your bowels time to adapt, you might be full of poo which is stopping the flow. As each day passes more and more will go in and more poo will come out
I am having this issue too. I've found my stoma direction too, but the volume of water is not progressing. I'm thinking of trying a different time of day (in case I'm full of sh*t (LOL)) in the mornings, with the hope of transitioning to either morning or evening. Fingers crossed. Did you ever get your issue resolved?
Thanks so much for sharing your experience. I've seen many channels where people have an ileostomy and you're the only person I've found with a colostomy. I don't have a stoma but after learning a bit, I've found it really interesting. It's reminded me that you never know what someone else may be dealing with, it's reminded me to try and have some more patience and understanding with others. So thank you and I hope you're doing well and all is going well!☺️
Yes we should learn to have more patience with people. Life gets in the way sometimes and we are so busy we can easily be distracted from giving people time.
You can only irrigate with a colostomy, not an lie ostomy
Thank you for continuing your channel. New ostomates appreciate it.
Well said. 😊
It’s a pleasure
Brave man for showing this, I think this will be so useful to so many colostomates! Btw, I've missed your videos.
Thank you for watching. I enjoy doing the videos. But I only like doing videos that I think will help which is why there is often a big gap between videos
What brand appliances are you using? It used to be Coloplast.
To be honest having a stoma doesn't impact on my life I was chain sawing branches off my tree in the garden the other day, I always have spare bags on me whenever I am out either at work or otherwise, your videos really helped me In the early days after my operation thank you very much sydney.
Having a stoma certainly gave me a life back. I am very grateful for mine. Glad you are doing well.
I hope you have been trained in the use of a chainsaw. Please do be careful.
@@thewisepowerchair2369 Yeah mate I have watched all the evil dead movies lol
Thank you so much! Your video is so helpful for us medical students who need an actual demonstration. I just want you to know that you are so COOL!
Thank you for watching and i am so glad the videos help all types of amazing people.
Hi Chris, I have slow transit constipation. I’m getting a colostomy in a month because my large intestine is just not working and I have a rectal prolapse so I’m sure you know this because you shared your irrigation video pretty good thank you I do take a medication that helps him with a slow transit call motegrity.
Wishing you all the best with the colostomy surgery. If I can help just ask
I have a slow transit & a rectal prolapse too.. because of the slow transit they gave me ileostomy.. instead of a Colostomy x
I have to laugh when we are having our dinner and my stoma farts the look my wife gives me makes me laugh more, I have a naughty stoma lol
It certainly is funny when they fart and sometimes they do it at the most inconvenient moments 😂
A very informative and reassuring demonstration. Thanks so much for sharing. So glad you're enjoying the benefits.
Thank you
I have been irrigating my stoma for a year now. Best thing ever. Got my stoma trained now ..
Thanks for watching and glad you get on well with it.
Am I understanding correctly that if you irrigate you don't have any output in between irrigations?
Yes that is the case if you irrigate everyday.
I’m getting ready to start irrigating, first time will be in the morning. I’m looking forward to starting but I am a bit nervous. I’m in the US our products are slightly different.
You can do it! I hope it went well.
Sir God bless you for such an informative and well done video. Your casualness and relaxed manner really put people at ease to those unfamiliar with this. My new partner has had a colostomy due to cancer and I am understanding how this all works. Many thanks.
Many thanks for watching and leaving a lovely comment.
I have an ileostomy stoma & im told by stoma nurses that with ileostomys you can not do irrigations at home you need to stay in hospital over night.. Thankyou so much for showing all of this.. us with stomas like to see how everything thing is done done in real life.. most youtubers fail on that.. & dont show you the stomas/output x
I always like to show real life, i think its the most honest and helpful way
I've always wanted to do this but I just couldn't do that to my stoma ,I can't bare the thought of touching it
Hi Chris. Thanks for doing the stoma irrigation demonstration. I am considering irrigation for different reasons to you but have found it very difficult to find information on the subject. I asked about it on an online group and got zero response. Your video has given me a good idea what’s involved if I decide to go head and try it.
Thank you for watching and I am glad it was helpful.
Thank you for making this video. Very educational and informative.
Glad it was helpful!
I use the time to read email and the news on my iPad. I also use a reusable sheath that uses an elastic belt and I clip the end closed and tuck that the end into the belt. I can make the bed, fold clothes, etc and I’ve only had a problem once or twice in 9 years.
Very helpful. Thanks for being so open - you make it look easy and doable
You are so welcome! It is not overly complicated
Sydney have you tried putting calamine lotion on your skin? Also coloplast makes a brave barrier sheet to put on it has hydrocolloid in it and it helps your sick soooo much! Don’t have to use a ring with it, prepskin apply the sheet and then the wafer.
Thank you, my skin is all back to normal now. It got back to normal not long after that video.
Thank you so much for this video! Super helpful!
You are so welcome!
Hi.
I hope this ain’t a dumb question, but Do you dispose of the irrigation sleeves after each use and get a new one every day?
If not, is there a sanitation procedure you employ?
Hi. Yes each sleeve is single use only. I run water through them afterwards to clean them and then dispose of them.
It’s similar to giving yourself an enema isn’t it except for your giving yourself an enema and your stoma instead through your rectum
Exactly that
Hola qué función cumplen las Irrigaciones en Ostomas?? Soy de Argentina y tengo una Ileostomia definitiva y la verdad es la primera vez q escucho de este procedimiento en Ostomas!! Graciaas y espero respuesta? Desde ya agradecida!!
If you have an ileostomy you cannot irrigate, only people with colostomy can irrigate
I’m glad this is giving you some relief. Is it something you’ll have to do every day for the rest of your life?
Pretty much yeah. If it helps I will keep doing it.
@sydneystoma385 Thanks for posting this. I have started stoma irrigation and it has made a huge difference. One thing is that my lower back muscles have been sore since I've started. Did this happen to you?
Really difficult for me to answer that, as I suffer with lower back pain all the time, I did not notice any worsening of the back pain when i started irrigation.
Thanks for replying. The muscle pain has actually subsided. I think my body was just getting used to it
Thank you so much for this demonstration!! This is so helpful.
You are so welcome!
Irrigations sleeve is what they’re called
Thanks. I had brain fog at the time!
Thank you so much for sharing.🫶🏾
You are so welcome
Thanks for the video! Are we able to alternate days when we would 'choose' to irrigate? Or 'must' you do this process every time once you do choose irrigate? 🤔 Also.. does this cause hyperactive bowel throughout the day?
Hi. Ideally it is best to irrigate everyday around the same time. As I work shifts it’s very difficult for me to irrigate at the same time everyday. Sometimes I will do it every other day. Once I have irrigated and I don’t have any hyperactivity
@@sydneystoma385 thank you sir!
Thank you for sharing your experience with us.. i'm student nurse of asian country .... i had never seen this procedure practice our hospital settings ... i learnt lot of things ..and i again thank you to ..god bless
Thank you so much for this video!
You are so welcome!
Hey Chris another great video, always wondered about this, kind of understood but this makes it very clear. As i have been from day 1, totally at ease with my colostomy & bags, but this is always an option for future I guess, if i fancy a change 🙂 My issue is I can't sit still for 10mins let alone an hour, always something i need to do. Great to see a post on your channel thanks
Hi. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. As with you I have always been at ease with mine, my slow bowel transit syndrome was just getting ridiculous and I was hardly even getting to half a bag full in 10 days. So the irrigation is being used to help me empty
@@sydneystoma385 opposite issue for me I rarely have an empty bag 🙄
@@smdemmerymy mom is the same. She has to empty her bag 5-6 times a day. Her stoma randomly outputs and it's fairly watery. It does what it wants, when it wants haha
Could you do that in the shower?
I wouldn’t. I would not want that draining around my feet. It’s not all liquid. It can get lumpy 😃
Thanks Chris. I’ve been irrigating for close to a decade and rec’d your video for a friend who’s a new ostomate to show him what’s possible beyond a bag. I did have a thought about your skin around your stoma… have you tried dusting your skin around the stoma with antifungal (athlete’s foot) powder and then dab skin barrier on it to hold the powder in place. That usually clears up any irritation I get around my stoma.
One last thing... I'd love to hear how camping with the irrigation went. That's one thing I haven't done since I had my ostomy surgery (for more than one night anyway).
I will give that a try thank you!
I will up date in that soon.
Athletes foot powder is what my et nurse gave to me. It worked wonderful to help heal the excoreation. I would apply barrier splay over the powder then put on the appliance.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Nice to see you again 😊
Thank you
I am getting a stoma next week I like the idea of irrigation I will want to do that I am so glad I found you this message is coming from canada
It will depend on whether you are having a colostomy or ileostomy. You can only irrigate with a colostomy. Wishing you the best.
Very helpful demonstration! I'm working on my ostomy nurse certification and didn't get a chance to see this in practice. Thanks for the FULL demonstration 💩
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for sharing this! I needed to learn about Stoma's for my final exams, and that really helped me understand the process of "flushing" the colon. Hope you're doing great, mate! :)
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks so much, but might I suggest you see a Dr for that rash. You doing s great service and I'd hate to see that get really bad. They do make a non oily steroid that could clean that up
Hi, the rash has long gone now, but thank you.
Thanks for video. With slow motility you mention you experience distent bloaty tummy. Can i ask do you experience alot of gas/ distent belly ? And irrigation would push that gas backward and cause trapped gas inside the colon/ small intestine. I get crazy trapped gas when i try irrigation. Thanks
I have noticed an increase gas after irrigation, its not uncomfortable, but it can be quite loud!
Thank you so much for the video. I had at-home nursing when I tried this the first time and it went really well. Now, doing on my own it's challenging.
Stick with it, it is challenging and some days will be easier than others
Sir, I use skin prep, around my stomach where my appliance will be. I have extremely sensitive skin and can only use silk tape. Everything else Burns me and looks all red and irritated and skin will even pull away. Skin prep provides a barrier between your skin and the appliance, and I no longer have any blistered painful skin.
Thank you.
Thank you so much for sharing this process. 😊 My stoma is 36 days old and I'm still trying to get adjusted to my new life.
Thank you for watching, it takes time to adjust and there is no rush. I wish you all the best.
Thanks so much for sharing your experience. Take care of yourself.
Thank you, I will
Thanks Chris for video I myself will be doing just this soon,I'm not so worried now Big Thanks
You can do it! It takes a bit of getting used to, and even now I sometimes cannot get the water to flow right. But i don’t get down, i just try again later on. It works out in the end!
What are some things that you like to eat at work for you? I know it’s different for every person that will be interesting to know.
I find it really difficult to pin point what works and what doesn’t. Sometimes some things work well and then they don’t. If I am being honest I generally just eat anything these days! 😂
Nice to see you again..was worrying about you... looking well, excellent job😊
Hi Andrew. Thank you for worrying that’s very kind. I am all good and thanks for watching
Currently studying this in RN school thank you!🙏🏽
Its my pleasure.
Can you please tell me , it can be used after total colonostomy( no colon)??
Hi. If you only have small bowel then irrigation is not suitable.
I have had my colostomy and ostomy for 16 years but I have never irritated... Just trying it now... I'm having problems with the water flow inside my stomach can't figure it out... FYI I have stuck my finger in to feel where my "hole goes". what can I be doing wrong? When I do it more water squirts out while I am trying
It just comes down to perseverance and giving your bowels time to adapt, you might be full of poo which is stopping the flow. As each day passes more and more will go in and more poo will come out
I am having this issue too. I've found my stoma direction too, but the volume of water is not progressing. I'm thinking of trying a different time of day (in case I'm full of sh*t (LOL)) in the mornings, with the hope of transitioning to either morning or evening. Fingers crossed. Did you ever get your issue resolved?
Thanks for this video! I've been thinking about doing irrigation and you've really explained/demonstrated it well. Glad you're having success!
I am glad I demonstrated it well. If you go for it I wish you every success
Do the laxatives help
They didn’t help me
Thank you
My pleasure
I am not restricted with what I eat apart from sweetcorn I do not really have a problem with food but I didn't before I had my stoma
I am not as restricted as I used to be since having a stoma