Ostomy Lay Forum - November 20, 2014

Invite namin po ang mga ostomates na sumama sa aming support group meeting at Lay Forum kung saan puede masagot ang inyong mga katanungan,

Maraming salamat po.

People with 2 Colostomy Bags

One of our readers asked why some have 2 colostomy bags:

The following are the possible answers gathered from friends.

Photo courtesy of Phil Esgate (http://philostomate.blogspot.com/)

1. Possibly to rest one stoma for awhile? One may be more for mucous rather than legit output.

2.  They sometimes have two after a difficult surgery with a contaminated abdomen. One will produce only mucus. Or they could have a colostomy/ileostomy and a urostomy. Urostomy would be if urinary bladder was removed due to cancer or trauma.

3. Yes. If there are birth defects/injuries where there is a neurogenic branded such as spinal cord injury or spina bifida. Spina bifida patients usually have a "button" urostomy. So many situations that can lead to it.

4. A double barrel ostomy forms 2 stomas. One is nonfunctioning meaning that no feces is expelled, yet mucous is discharged so sometimes it is called a mucous fistula. Sometimes this is sewn shut and left in abdomen which then expels mucous through there.

Thanks by Clostomy Friends
Please join our National Federation of Ostomates. Email us at colostomyfriends@gmail.com (Jean)

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Colostomy and Ileostomy

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Learn the difference between colostomates and ileostomates

Volunteer for Colostomy Friends

Dear Fellow Ostomates,

I want to invite you help empower and promote ostomy advocacy here in the philippines.

If you think you can help us in anyway you are able to do, please get

in touch for a meeting and brain storming session.

We need ostomates, cancer survivors and patients who might want to help people

in the same situation live a better and happy life.

We are counting on you. Its about time that we live understood and most of all accepted.

Would you live to volunteer. Get in touch with colostomyfriends@gmail.com

Make yourselves counted.

Thanks

R

Let's Get Together




Libre ka ba sa March 26,2009. The Philippine Society of Colorectal Surgeons is organizing a conference that will involve ostomates to participate in the forum. this will serve as socials too.

Hope that this will invite people to participate and meet new friends.