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Hi , I just found this site and hope I have also found some new friends with the same problems as I have. I have a colostomy since April 06. They tried once to...
I am wondering about what to do if you still have constipation problems after reconnection? Not much left of the colon after 5 surgeries. But taking fiber...
I use colace stool softeners (one in the morning and one at night with at leat 8oz of fluid) and I also drink a glass of metamucil a day...you really have to...
Diane, How long did you have your colostomy. You said sigmoid ?? Does that mean they took your sigmoid out ? I am sorry. I still feel so stupid about all this....
Dear Sue I think they do things differently in the US. Over here in England, surgeons are reluctant to carry out a reversal (where there has been a bowel...
Dear Peter, I know you are right about waiting at least 9 months before reversal. I pushed my Doctor and I now pay the price. My new Doctor wants the extra...
Dear All As some of you may know, I had my colostomy reversed in July last year and (touch wood) things are going pretty well. The only remaining problem I...
hi all i,m a gay toronto guy got my clostomy in dec due to diverticulosis i have being going thru pure hell with it i sure would like to meet some onr local...
I am a caregiver for a 87 year old patient with a colostomy. He irrigates every day (I do the procedure) and I pump 1200 ccs of water into him and wait for it...
One of the tenants of irrigation is you want to be well hydrated when you start. I believe one of the main functions of the colon is to remove water which is...
I am new here. Our son was born in Jan '06 with hirschprung's in the last half of his large intestine. He's had a colostomy to the left of his bellybutton...
My colostomy is protruding from my side, sometimes as many as 6 inches. It gets rather painful as well. Sometimes it is almost impossible to wear pants, and...
Not meaning to dis this forum, I would recommend you go to the UOAA forum which is much more active, with thousand of members many of whom are very active and...
This beautiful Medicaid system of ours requires a $581 spend down for me, before they will cover anything. That means I gotta wait until after my next major...
What size do you need? ... From: Scott Allen <saazgr81@...> To: colostomy@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 2, 2007 9:39:53 AM Subject: [colostomy]...
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