I use OakMed Options hydrocolloid bags 0420K, i had terrible trouble at first with Bags coming away from my Body. This bag sticks so well ,even my Stoma Nurse thought it was the best she had seen. Not one has come off in 3 years.
I have switched to a Welland one-piece for my ileostomy - haven't had a leak since I switched (which was a couple of months ago). I use a Pelican cap on my non-functioning colostomy.
I wanted to tell you all about a device my nurse gave me a leaflet on. She says that it is important to understand that it is only suitable for a few % of ostomates, but it's quite revolutionary. It's the Vitala Continence Control Device by ConvaTec. It can only be used for end colostomies and fits onto a Natura Skin Barrier, not directly onto bare skin. It basically blocks any output for up to 12 hours without the need for a bag. It can only be used for that long once in every 24 hours. It allows any wind/flatus to be deodorised and released and claims to reduce noises.
It's only suitable for a small minority of us because of the pressure it puts on the bowel - so if there is any weakness in the bowel eg. a previous ileostomy, then it would probably not be recommended.
The bag I now have is made by Pelican, and just to be clear please
remember it is for my ileostomy. It is called "select convex drainable",
code 113412. However, there are lots of designs in this range and so
here is the website page showing all the variants.
http://www.pelicanhealthcare.co.uk/select_convex
My stoma nurse felt the jeans / trouser band was squashing my stoma
forcing the output under the old bag seal. Interestingly the bumf on the
product says it is useful for flush or retracted stomas, but my stoma
stands proud. With the belt to hook to the bag (you can ask for a belt
too and the code is 133006) it is an added help and I don't notice it. I
also use the Eakin cohesive slims to fit around my stoma because I have
had problems with sore skin, the skin is now fine but I still use them.
The avatar is Little My- she's a character in a book called the moomins. I am a bit like her hence the nickname...
Hope you like the bags- I guess you have got time to do a bit of trying out with bags for the colostomy before you get it working... I think they are meant to be easier to deal with than ilieostomies.
I have asked to speak to my colorectal nurse tomorrow when I am in hosp having chemo re reversal. I don't think she will be able to give me a definite timeframe, it depends how well I recover after this 8 weeks of treatment I'm just starting.
The most important thing to me is to make sure that I have had my reversal (and recovered) before we go on our cruise next year...
I use a Coloplast one piece drainable 15781. it's actually an illiostomy bag but I have a colostomy. I have never tried anything else as this one seems to work fine for me.
Sticks very well. Infact if I don't put Cavalon on my skin first it sticks too well and its hard to get off.I do get a bit of trouble with blocked filters though and I don't really know why.
Welcome to the site, of course as we always say sorry you have to find yourself on here!
I'm an ileostomist (is that a real word!) so have never used colostomy bags.
This section was set up by Jules, but since this website was changed it has been a bit quiet as I think some people don't know it exists. You may also get some help if you put this post in the bowel cancer forum.
