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Reply to "permanent ileostomy problems--terrified to get the surgery"

@Former Member posted:

I had an end ileostomy for 6 months between step 1 and and 2 (I had 3 step), and I believe it was a great experience to have. It was so easy that I was considering not even getting a j-pouch at all. Now I have my j-pouch, I am not scared of going back to an ileostomy, if becomes necessary.

When I had the loop, and it was such a nightmare. It was retracted into the skin, directly shooting down on the skin. I had to change on average everyday. One night I had to change three times, because it would leak as soon as I would change it. The skin was so sore all the time. End ileostomy on the other hand was something that I would forget that I had unless I felt the bag for some reason. So there is no need to fear the end ileostomy.

When I had the end ileostomy, I was told to wash my skin with anti-dandruff shampoo between changes to avoid yeast infections, which I am prone to getting. It really works. I always washed the skin around my stoma between changes and used a blow dryer to dry before putting the appliance, and I could avoid yeast infections 100%.

A blow dryer?? Dang! You must be a super hero! If I did that, I would be scared lol.

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