Man you've helped me so much over the past 6 monthes with my temp ileostomy. These videos help so many people feeling hopeless and alone. Thank you for all your giving and knowledge. Subscribed

You are so good with all of this. When I feel depressed about all of this, I just watch some of your videos. 🙂

As someone with a new colostomy I have learned a great deal from your videos. Thanks so much!

8 months with my ilestomy and still taking 2 imodiums every day. Doctor told me i can icrease it to 4 at day if i need to, specially at night to try and have less problems with leaking and also eating something starchy before bed. Plus the eaking ring has been a life saver. Almost 2 months without a leak!!! :) :). I still worry and wake up during the night to check my appliance but it is looking better :). Thanks for the video, I always learn something new :).

I want everyone to be aware of one issue of extended liquid output. I was eating all the foods I normally did since surgery and never had much of an issue. I drank nearly a gallon a day as a minimum. Then I found my output was more and more watery. I could shake my pouch and it was like a bag of water. I actually became dehydrated. So bad I stopped passing urine and had to go to the ER. 2 bags of IV later and 100cc of urine passed and they sent me home. I called my doctor and he couldn't make heads or tails of the issue with all I drank. My surgeon that did my ostomy at Vanderbilt found the answer. It was a bile issue. Two things caused my issue with one being more the cause. 10 years prior I had a major surgery for pancreatic tumors that also cost me my gallbladder. Turns out bile is reabsorbed at the end of your small intestine normally. If you don't have a gallbladder your bile is not stored until you need it. It dumps all the time even when you don't eat. You can often notice oil is in your stool in your pouch prior to passing liquid. That is a sign too much bile is in your system. Switching to a weight loss diabetic diet can contribute or cause this with those with a gallbladder. You eat more meats and veggies avoiding breads and sweats. This can cause a rise in bile. The more bile the more your small intestine needs to absorb and you don't absorb the water. The more I drank the more dehydrated I became. That would make anyone scratch your head. My doctor put me on a cholesterol blocking powder that you can buy over the counter at Wal-Mart. My doctor had me drink 2 glasses of that powder mixed with water every day. I went from liquid to pancaking overnight. It did cause a little cramping but nothing like Imodium does to me. After a few days I dropped back to one glass every other day. My urine output tripled. So this is something some can try. Just look for cholesterol blocking supplements or powder at a drug store or Wal-Mart. Not only will this thicken your output. It can lower your total cholesterol in your blood. I am still on my diabetic weight loss low carb diet. I've lost 60 pounds. Lowered my A1C under 5.0. Now I have issues with slim flaps and clothes too big. Had to break out clothes I had in a box saved. Watch your urine for darker cloudy urine with watery output. You may have the same issue I did.

Thank you so much for all your videos. I have learned so much from you in the last year and a half.

I use instant mash potatoes a small bowl of freshly made up instant mash potatoes thickens me in minutes. It’s my Imodium replacement. Taking too much loperamide regular can come with some horrid side effects such as cramps and wind. So I generally use instant mash potatoes to get a immediate relief to thicken my output prior to sleeping I say that I mean my last meal of the day 6hours before I sleep for sure

Thank you so much Eric. I have been having horrible thoughts about my up coming bladder removal surgery. How am I going to live like that? You have put my mind at ease. Now I know it is possible to live a full life after surgery. Your videos have given me so much information and confidence that I am sure I can handle it. Thank you once again.

Thank you for this. I have a colostomy with scar tissue problems and on a low residue diet and this is a great help. x

I've been dealing with this lately..thank you for this video, my friend!

Nice video......felt a wise friend was talking ....rather than an irritating health care professional......who normally sound like they are reading from a script. Have subscribed.......long may your channel grow.

This was very useful I'm only six months in and am having dioralyte for liquid output.ive also lost four stone in weight but I was a size 22 now I'm a 16 my constant isn't worried but my family are quite shocked. Been like water today but i had a coffee this am which I wouldn't normally do so not sure. I've been told peanut butter is a good thicker but not sure. Love from the uk buddy.

I sometimes eat a serving of unsweetened apple sauce before a meal and found that it will thicken output somewhat.

I have some unusual interests one of them being learning about things I never really thought to look more into , I always knew some people had surgically installed bags to pass their bowels but I never imagined the amount of (little and big) things that come along with having one. Appreciate you putting out the knowledge out there for the individuals who benefit from having this resource available to them . Personally I was curious about the actual passing of bowels with one (like does one feel it or know) , I did find some information like it just happens but nothing about what sensations or if it feels like how you normally would know you had to “go” . Sorry if that’s allot of text

Eric, Your videos have been extremely helpful. I have had my ostomy for 7 months so I am a new ostomate. My output was so thick like sludge so I started drinking warm water alot and that helped. Canola oil didn't help. I do clean the bag with water and that helps. Keep up the good work. Could you do a video on

Have 3 feet of small intestines. Short bowel syndrome with illeostomy. Anything with sugar goes straight through so the marshmellows don't work for us.

I have a colostomy, but I only have 5 to 7 feet of small bowel and about 1.5 feet of large bowel. Also, I have an internal fistula that bypasses about 60 percent of the small bowel I do have. Also, I have to hydrate daily by IV with Ringer's Lactate because anytime I drink anything, it comes pouring out of the stoma within 10 to 15 minutes. Having said all that, even though it's a colostomy, it behaves exactly like an ileostomy. I've found that only questran(Cholestyramine) and immodium helps, but given how many adhesions, narrowing, and scar tissue I have, thickening the output risks a small bowel obstruction. I've had many obstructions over the years(I can't even begin to explain the level of pain that involves) so I have to be extremely careful about thickening up the output. I've had nine major surgeries, and I've lost count of the minor and moderate surgeries over the years. I'm posting this comment in the hopes that someone, somewhere, is experiencing something similar and could offer any advice. I'm desperate ... lol ... Crohn's Disease, the gift that keeps on giving. Thanks in advance David P.S I never heard of a thickening agent that goes into the ostomy bad. Assuming the output is essentially like water, how does it react with the effluent and will it make a real difference? I'm intrigued ...

Thanks for another great video. From day one, I have had liquid output. I am having a host of troubles right now and saw my GI Dr. yesterday. I was informed that there will never be a time when it will be thicker. He has suggested that I try a powdered fiber product. The only problem I have discovered is the noise 😕 I have received some looks, but I just ignore it. I use Par Zorb packets if I am going to be gone from home and in a large group, again for the noise, this time for sloshing. I also use them at night to keep the liquid output off of my stoma as I am prone to hyper granulation because my stoma is at times flat and other times sunken in. You have me scared now about using the fiber, though I was told to start small. I will have to do some research and speak to my Dr. again. Thank you for taking the time to,share what you know, it's always good to get advice from someone who has been through it and isn't just guessing. 🎶✌️❤️✌🎶

Getting 7 -8 hours of sleep is a problem for me. I wake up 2 or more times from symptoms such as rapid heart beat, slight headache, ankle cramps, nausea etc. it is hard to know if it’s dehydration, low sodium, low potassium, low magnesium or something else. Any suggestions on how to distinguish between problems and also how to stay hydrated long enough to sleep through the night?

Folks- give metamucil a try- i take two table spoonfuls 3 times a day- really helps to stop the watery output- Loperamide and lomotil and even tincture of opium and opioids did nothing to stop the watery output- metamucil was the only thing I found so far to help. For smelly output two things- try STOP ODOR (from amazon)- great stuff- cheaper than hollister's products and other products- works well- and 2 take peptol bismol which will almost completely neutralize many odors (Some odors like fish can be tough to combat). The good thing about metamucil is that it bulks the output but does not make it sticky and hard to empty- Works similar to the satchels you put in the pouch- the output will be slippery most of the time and empty very easily. I take 2 tablespoons 3 times a day- you might be able to get by with 2 times a day- my output is usually very liquid and i need 3 times a day

Maybe i just didnt see it but i didn't hear you mention oral rehydration solutions. They help the jejunum to absorb water and salt to keep hydrated

I haven't seen any of your videos yet to commenting on using decaffeinated tea and coffee which helps with unnecessary​ liquid output. Plus with soda which mostly contain High Fructose Corn Syrup or Corn Syrup will produce unnecessary high liquid output also. I know for I have experienced this before knowing better. Just a tip to pass on to others in consideration to help. Thanks you Eric for your videos.

Thank you so much so helpful

Mashed sweet potatoes. Just a couple of tablespoons full with the meal helps a lot. Add some pumpkin pie spice and a little brown sugar and butter when we n mashing and you have a little dessert to finish off your meal. Or, just have it as a snack. Best served warm.

Out of 129 medical schools, only 29 have any sort of nutrition classes. That means, YOUR DOCTOR doesn't know squat about nutrition. Unless he makes a special point in learning it on his own. And he would be rare and obvious. Those that do are well known- John Bergman, Joseph Mercola, Joel Wallach. They make a special point of knowing more.

My output is liquid most of the time & changing my bag is an horrendous task.. my ileostomy tends to release output nearly all the time including when i change My bag.. there's never a good time to change it.. so Its messy.. burns my skin & cleaning the skin around my stoma gently so many times in one bag change it is extremely sore

Have a colostomy. Surgery was Feb.2 this year. I went to my daughters bd dinner at a Mexican restaurant. Not a fan but couldn't miss her 21st bd. I only had salsa n chips, and 2 flour gr.beef tacos. But a friend called me the next day and told me that Mexican food has Capcaicin? Which can cause severe diarrhea if you have a colostomy. My bag has filled up 3xs with thin watery output in the past 9 hours? I awoke 2 hours ago with a watery mess on my sheets. I got to my bathroom just as the bag exploded! My bathroom now looks like a slaughter house! My stoma is red and my tummy is red and fiery! Applied a fresh bag but now at 7 in the morning I'm paranoid and my anxiety is at the nth degree! I'm exhausted but afraid to fall bk.to sleep. Feel I need to stay awake and police my bag. If it fills quickly again my home care nurse called and sd.i should head to the e.r. I'm the 5 weeks since my surgery I've only mastered applying the bag correctly maybe 5 xs! This has been a hard challenge for me. I'm petrified and feeling incompetent! I appreciate your vids. Iyho,did the spicy foods I ate 2 days ago cause this downpour or should I head to the e.r. asap? Gracias for your input. Catalina

What do you think of psyllium husks to thicken output ? I have it on hand but don't want to use if it will cause a blockage .

Very helpful!

Eric Ive had 2 pouch surgeries, i have to go back to an ostomy, i had 24 feet of intestine and when i go back to ostomy i will have 20feet left, i am guessing i may have liquid output, im thinking Questran, imodium and maybe marshmellow pills? any advice would be good thanks

I have an illeostomy that produces very watery stool, as a result my one piece appliance doesn't stick to my skin, within one hour it's already pulling out. Please I need a solution for this, how can I make my ostomy bag accommodate the liquid stool?

What can I use for my ileostomy to control odor? I hate it! I’ve tried peppermint altoids the Ostomy doctor said some Pts us. Listerine. But even Ostomy company i used there odor products it still smells. I’m scheduled for January a reversal.

4 months in since my surgery... And I have to take 4 to 8 imodium pills a day... I keep trying to find things to eat to help thicken up my output..

So, I know you have videos on how to prevent, and also how to heal a new stoma suffering from irritation, how can I deal with just "routine" stoma irritation/bleeding due to persistent liquid output, I'd use the stoma powder recommended to stop it but I find that hinders my flange's wear-time and ability to stick properly, and it for some reason causes itching for me.

I have ileostomy since 23 days and I’m taking high dose of gasto stop (Imodium)to slow bowel and I’m eating all those you told me on video but still I get high out about 1700ml per day do you have any idea to slow bowel or output and I still have about 5.5m left of small intestine.

The liquid almost seems as if my stoma is releasing it, not so much a bowl issue. Does the stoma itself have fluid in it? If so what to do. Thanks

hi ERIC great video my out put is mainly loose sometimes it thickens but I can have it wear its just pure fluid. when emptying my pouch in the toilet it does tend to go everywhere. Do you have any suggestions on how I could stop it from doing this? I do try to control the contents but its gets really full and just poors out making it harder to control the contents in the pouch. Thank you.

How to use ostomy absorbent tablets

Hi Eric it's your friend Patricia from Toronto that gave you all the information about products on Amazon add I am watching this video and I found another ostomy Channel recently who is amazing and she's a female and her channel is let's talk IBD and she just gave me the most amazing tip and I'm sharing it with you because you said about changing bags with liquid and unfortunately it can very messy😢😢😢 her channel is called let's talk IBD and her name is Maggie and she's a nurse her tip for changing your bag is to get the bag you're putting it in ready fold it down and put it over your bag and everything goes right in the bag once you take it off so there's definitely less chance of a mess I have been doing it for about a week and honestly it's another game changer❤❤❤❤ check it out

I'm sending you this question regarding a You Tube contributor who titled the video Understanding High Output Pouches / Ostomy Care: by a Nurse Practitioner / Enterostomal Therapy Nurse from St. Michael's Hospital in Canada. I could include the name of this Nurse but for privacy reasons I reserve and yield the disclosure of her name. I have some questions about implementation of homemade ostomy collection applications. The only problem in attempting to contact this nurse is my ISP server is acknowledge the email address is not acceptable to use which was : hoeflokj@smh.ca this in Canada and since you are in that area possibly you can find the correct email address that I can use to send my questions to. Then again this person may not possibly be associated with St. Michael's Hospital in Canada. If no such possible success in this then I'll have to contact the ostomy product manufacturer anyways. Thanks Eric and I'll see your response sometime soon. Have a Happy One.

Mine is like water and and I have had it for a couple of months

I eat raw oatmeal makes it very thick

Have you named your stoma? A lot of people do. Me included

So just switch to a urinary bag.