ileostomy andpublic swimming

I had no trouble swimming at all. I've been in the water at Sauble Beach, and also went to Great Wolf Lodge. Just keep an eye on the adhesive. I did have it loosen on me at GWL but that was at the end of a day in the water and we were out of the pool at the time.

If you feel more comfortable, get an ostomy belt and or a some type of band - they sell neoprene ones online which support and cover the bag entirely.

No need to prevent yourself from doing anything! Enjoy.

I swim all the time with my ileostomy. No worries at all. Bags don't fall off or burst just because you are swimming.

You may want to check out Sure Seals. They cover the outer edges of your wafer to help keep it from deterirating. I use them when I'm swimming a lot, or with a lot of physical activiy, running,etc... things that I may be sweating a lot with.

Here's a link to the company that makes them. You can get a few samples from them also through their web page.
http://alpglobal.com/Home-Page.html

My WOCN recommends soaking in a bath for 20-30 minutes and seeing how that affects your seal (or not, as the case will probably be) to feel confident swimming in a public pool.

Of course this is only if your surgeon has cleared you for baths with any incisions/wounds etc.

I was in hot springs recently for quite some time without problems. I use the coloplast brava seals along the flanges of the pouch for extra security.

Swimming in public not any problems. I wore a Phoenix belt to cover mine and support.

how do you hide the bag being male? My ileostomy is above the waistline.

Thanks,

Mark

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Phoenix belt

Check out the Stealth belt. Popular one
http://stealthbelt.com and can hide it.

Nexcare has a great foam tape - you can get it at the grocery store. I used to just run a strip of it along the outside of the wafer, never had any leakage problems, and I swam all the time, pool & beach. Cheap & effective.