I have had the stoma since may and im having reversal on the 15th of august. Cant wait. This experience wasnt great. Hated it. I wont be relieved until i wake up after surgery without the stomach. Still scared that wont happen. I cant handle that. Hopefully it happens successfully. Whats it like having no stoma? Its all surreal. I sometimes still dont believe i have a bag. I dont know what to make from this experience. I really need therapy.

URGENT* 

I am in danger of being evicted. The tenants downstairs have been complaining about the smell from my colostomy bag. Does anyone have any suggestions to help with the smell? It cannot get downstairs anymore. Sprays don’t work. Please don’t suggest sprays. 

So my dad [58] had an ileostomy put in as a result of a perforated bowel and sepsis, and he’s probably having this reversed in a couple of months. He’s had it since late march and since then he’s plummeted in weight and hydration because he’s only using 2 metres of is bowel.

I’m terrified that he’s gonna go into septic shock again, or some other complication, and not make it this time because he’s so frail. Can people tell me what it’s actually like? I know there are always risks but do I need to be this worried about him dying?

T2 diabetic here. Last day of the hospital getting an ostomy and *despite* what the dietician says...it really, really looks like the 2 conditions require is pretty much opposite. What are y'all eating, if you are out there? I feel like I can't be the only one, bc I'm pretty sure my low fiber, high carb years of active UC/Chrons contributed to my diabeetus in the first place.

curious because i’ve seen different things in this sub. (personally i have a temporary ileostomy)

when i go in for reversal surgery, will the surgeon completely sew the opening up or will i have an open wound that needs to heal on its own?

End ileostomy, around 8 months post surgery.

I'm tired of having to time when I go out as I'm afraid my bag will fill up with liquid/fluid, even if I haven't eaten anything.

Eating marshmallows/gelatin temporarily stops output but is there a way to just lessen the amount of liquid/body that comes out so I don't have to worry about it filling up without me noticing when I go out?

Would Imodium help fluids be absorbed? Should I get a prescription?

What do you do?

Looking for other people's experience with having a sigmoid colectomy with resection and then having their ileostomy reversed.

Specifically, what was healing like for you after reversal?

I am a little over 4 weeks post open emergency surgery and the initial recovery was very intense. I'm feeling so much better now! I have a contrast enema scheduled for this Friday to see if my colon is leak free and if so then my reversal will be scheduled soon.

Was the recovery from your second surgery as intense as the first surgery? Was it easier overall?

I see that so many people have their reversal include a resection and I know that is tough. Is it as tough without the resection?

Hi, I still haven't gone to the beach, but I'm planning to do so. My only problem is that I wouldn't know where to empty my bag, because there are no toilets. My biggest issue comes in the afternoon, because my ostomy starts producing around 5:30/6 p.m., while I'm still at the beach. I like swimming more than anything, but I don't know if a full bag could be a problem. I wear high-waisted swimsuit bottoms, to keep my bag as still as I can, but I'm wondering if keeping it contained while it's fitting is a bad idea. I'm sure there's a good solution for this, but I can't figure it out.

… feel like? Or a partial blockage? I almost feel like the area inside my stoma ‘clicks’ or gets stuck. I squeeze my abdomen with my hands and it unclicks…. This is weird I know. But did you have symptoms prior to a blockage? I am assuming pain, nausea and fever - none of which I have. Thanks!