empty and clean your pouch, and then make sure the seal is tight. If it makes you feel better, use paper tape for an added layer of security. Once you do that, focus on being present in the moment, not on the pouch.
If you are not seeing our disabilities, then you are not seeing us. (“Hello. I’m so wonderful that I see you the way it makes ME comfortable to see you, rather than seeing you as you are.”) It’s so frustrating that there’s still so much ableism in this incredible event that...
“Well, what’s wrong with it?” Simpson asked. “It’s simple, it makes lots of people happy. Only an effete intellectual snob would find fault with it…. The world is like a sand-pile with lots of nice gooey wet blobs to play with. It’s a soda pop, a weenie-roast, a stick...
She pulled a note from her pocket, which was rolled into a small tube and tied with a frilly pink ribbon. I was sitting on a stool in her kitchen at the time, and she tapped the parchment on each of my shoulders ceremoniously as though she were knighting me. As I unfurled the note...
Psyllium is a natural laxative that comes from the seed husks of the psyllium plant. The pros and cons of using psyllium are...
Not too long after, he went back to the ER with a perforated bowel. He was airlifted to another hospital. I'm still waiting to see if he makes it through. So sorry to anyone who has lost someone dear to bowel perforation. My advice for everyone is to make sure you see the ...
Formula-fed baby poop is usually different than breastfed baby poop. That's because stool moves through the intestines more slowly with formula, causing babies to go about once or twice per day, every one or two days, after the first couple of months. Note, however, that some formula-fed...
The mucus in the stool makes them look shiny or gooey or have a sticky consistency. It is true that fatty stools can also look like this, but the mucus has a more gelatinous appearance. This mucus in the stool may be stringy, lumpy, or sticky. And it can come out through the colo...
Waste Drawer with vents and charcoal filter. Since all the collected cat waste goes to the bottom drawer it’s necessary a good design system that reduces odors. The drawer vents plus the charcoal filter create a filtration system that makes it less smelly when it’s time to empty the litte...
1.) Avoid any activity that causes you to “bear down” (e.g., chronic constipation, chronic coughing, repeatedly lifting or moving heavy objects, etc). Use stool softeners (Metamucil, Citrucel, Colace) liberally for 3 months postoperatively. If you develop a cough or bronchitis then call...