Ostomy Gathering for November and December

Please take note of the following dates na pinost po ni Alvin sa message box.
Eto po ay mga salo salo ng mga ostomates at meron po distribution ng ilang mga bag.
Thank you very much po.

Asian Ostomy Association

Please check out this website for news and events happening from different countries with ostomy associations.

I handle a group called Young Ostomates, you can also get in touch with me if you are interested to help understand the plight of people with stoma and a colostomy bag. I hold discussion groups and meetings.

Cleaning Ostomy Bags for reuse Again

Due to expenses and also Filipino ingenuity, you can try using this technique to clean ostomy bags.

I make sure that I first have this materials, old toothbrushes, joy ultra and vinegar, zonrox bleach, detergent soap, wooden board.

When I change my two piece appliance, I make sure that I still secure the colostomy bag and not throw it away. I throw away the flange and clean myself. While airing my stoma, I start to work with my ostomy bag especially if it is already sticky. You would know this because it cramples after it has been overused.

Wear gloves if you like. I clean the bag with water, zonrox and detergent soap. At least it is clean now in and out. For the stick part inside, I lay on the wooden board, seal the bag with a clip and put a pinch of joy ultra and vinegar. The joy ultra will remove stickiness and vinegar removes the smell.

I get the tooth brush and start scrubbing the stool that has a rubber like texture. I make sure that not all the amount of liquid overflows.

the old tooth brush will not be reusable again so throw it away.

Hope this primitive lifestyle in our developing country helps not unless we have a donation that will arrive soon ready to be distributed to all indigents.


I will experiment with other cleansing products. I get three weeks from re-using a colostomy bag and then throw it away.

Other suggestions will be a lot of help.

PayBox

PayBox

Ostomate ka ba?

Hindi hadlang ang pagiging ostomate para makabalik sa mga gawaing nakasanayan na, ang sitwasyon na ito ay dugtong ng ating buhay para makatulong at makapagsilbi pa rin sa ating kapwa. Ostomate ka ba?

Emptying

This photo may be offensive to non ostomates but usually this is one
of the ways to drain the stool in the toilet bowl. Others would use a stool
beside the bowl and then drain. It will be very difficult to do this in public
places.

What is great in other countries in Japan is that there are special toilet
bowls that is used by ostomates for cleaning purposes. And what is commendable
is that you can find such toilet bowls/sinks in public places.

It will take some time when this toilets will apply soon in our country in the Philippines.



Toilet for Ostomates in Japan




Maybe senators and politicians can consider this initiative to install special toilets for hospitals and appropriate places where people with colostomy will not have a hard time in cleaning and disposing stool.

A quality of life for all ostomates.

comments and suggestions are most welcome.

Ileostomy

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:



An ileostomy is an opening that is made in the ileum (the lowest part of the small intestine) with surgery. After the opening is made, the end of the ileum is brought to the surface of the abdomen. The stool drains from the ileum to the outside
of the body through an opening in the abdomen called a stoma.

The stoma is usually located on the lower right side of the abdomen. The stool has a liquid to soft consistency and drains into a flat, changeable, watertight bag or pouch. The pouch is attached to the skin with an adhesive (substance that seals the pouch to the skin).

An ileostomy is sometimes needed for Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, cancer, trauma or other diseases. With an ileostomy, the colon and rectum are usually removed
and cannot be used again. However, temporary ileostomies are sometimes done to allow the colon to rest and heal for a period of time.