Bathe With an Ostomy-The Easy Way When you talk about bathing with an ostomy I see it as two choices. Choice one is considered the easy way to bathe with an ostomy. This choice the details would be-you are naked when you get in the shower or the bathtub with your ostomy pouch and wafer fully intact. Shower as a normal human would. You wouldn't be covering it up with a baggie, or any cover. You would be bathing like it wasn't even there. You can get it all wet and wash with soap shampoo etc without the fear of it being dislodged in the bathtub or your shower. The Second Choice That I Continue Reading
Ostomy What To Eat-What Is Best To Eat With My Ostomy
I Have an Ostomy-What to Eat Is My Question So now you have an ostomy. Many things are new to you. I found that one of the biggest things for me, when adjusting to the changes, was working on figuring out my diet. Big Question is What To Eat? It was noticeable to me within the first week of my ostomy being operational that some foods that I would eat, were responding differently for me than those same foods had before my colon operation. This was noticed by me quickly because the changes created things that were bothersome and concerning as well. I knew at that point that this was Continue Reading
What I Eat-How Food Affects My Ostomy Pouch
Proteins to Start My List Of Ostomy Foods These are a few things that I eat in my diet. This list is far from complete. These are the only foods that I can share because they are my foods, my diet. I am sure of this if you are looking at my list, it is just that it is my list, so here goes. I am likely to find that with different cultures and different countries and different foods that the list is only the tip of the iceberg. Much more can be contributed to this page. Please share in the comments. With the list, I will list food, and then I list a comment or comments about how my Continue Reading
How My Faith Is in the Middle of My Ostomy Story
My Faith Is In the Middle of My Ostomy Struggle Where do I start with this one? My statement to you and the world is my faith is in the middle of my ostomy story. My faith is everything to me. I walk in faith every day. I know that I exist today, I live today because He lives in me. It says in the Bible "Now faith is the [a]substance of things hoped for, the [b]evidence of things not seen." This is from the book of Hebrews in the New Testament. This is the new covenant that we live under since Jesus went to the cross at Calvary. It is found in Hebrews 11:1. Hebrews chapter 11 is the Continue Reading
