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

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

You Want to Know Who Pays For Ostomy Supplies Having an ostomy requires ostomy supplies. So naturally, the question who pays for ostomy supplies comes up. So back a few years ago when I was waiting to get discharged from the hospital I realized that I wasn't really sure how much I was going to be paying for the ostomy supplies I had to have from then onward. Or maybe I wouldn't have to pay for the ostomy supplies? Well, I figured that we had better find out who pays, and who pays how much if it is a split responsibility. My First Exploratory Steps To Deciding the Products For Continue Reading

It Will Never Be the Same Again So in the aftermath of all of the things you are going through, like before the surgery, the surgery, the 6 days recovery in the hospital and then the healing at home you start thinking. About What You Say? Well, there are a ton of thoughts that you are living with. Questions first?........ What do I do now? Where do I go from here? Well, the answer to that one I am still trying to grab onto. I was told be everyone, that you can resume your normal life. Well for me that really hasn't worked out. What do I mean? Let's start with the fact that at Continue Reading