Ostomy FAQs

Aimee Sharp
Author | Shield HealthCare
06/04/15  8:44 PM PST
Hands Up

When our Ostomy Lifestyle Specialist, Laura Cox, had surgery in 2011, she recalls not knowing where to get her questions about lifestyle with an ostomy pouch answered. She remembers feeling lost and like there needed to be a place to get Ostomy FAQs answered. She now regularly receives ostomy questions through our Ask Laura feature and our Facebook community. Feel free to ask her any ostomy-related question you have or, if you would like more than one opinion, our active Facebook community is at the ready to help!

Here are a few of the questions that readers have already asked, and that Laura has given some simple, straight-forward answers to. You won’t find any sugar-coating here, but Laura always gives a smile!

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Now that summer is here, may I swim in a pool? If so, will my ostomy bag be affected by chlorine in the water?
CarolAnne
Hi! You may swim in a pool!
 
If your ostomy flange has a waterproof barrier you can go in the pool without any additional products. If your ostomy flange does not have a waterproof barrier...


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