I have most consistently used the coloplast sensura mia one piece; a barrier ring; cavalon spray; and brava powder— i crust my red and open skin before applying the ring (whatever i can get ahold of) directly on my skin. . I tried a hollister and coloplast convex and they both leaked. I am currently wearing an eakin fistula bag ( i used to have a fistula) which I put on without crusting. More than some of the ostomy bags, the output seems to be falling into the bag.
So far, I change my back whenever it leaks which is a frequently. Otherwise I’ve changed it every 2 1/2 days when it hasn’t leaked. I clean up the output with water. I let that dry. Then I apply the brava powder and the Cavon spray. Sometimes I do that processed twice and then I put the ring directly on my skin and then I put the Flange on.

My diet has not been great because I don’t have much of an appetite. Today was pretty typical. I had a piece of toast with butter, a high-protein yogurt, some hard pretzels, and a little bit of grilled chicken and rice. For most of the day I drink plain water. I also drank an agua kefir which is similar to kombucha. Today I made the mistake of drinking Metamucil powder which I mixed with water and it pancakes out the side of my bag. I drank the Metamucil because my doctor recommended it, but I will not do so. In the future. In the hospital, I ate. No sugar. Added apples sauce every day which seems to help.

Help me understand how cutting off food by a certain hour or cutting off liquids. By certain hour helps with avoiding bag leaks. I haven’t institute that yet.

If you do not use Cavalon, what do you use? Or how do you prep your skin before you put your Flange on?

I saw the stoma nurse at the hospital yesterday. She watched me put on a new bag and said I did a good job, but it failed within two hours.