Ostomy Bags Are No Longer a “Smelly Deal…”

A recent story was published at StonyCreekNews.com about a woman who talks about her experiences with an ostomy bag and how the public reaction to it has changed in the past…

“It involves bodily functions. It’s not something people talk about at the dinner table. ‘So, how’s your ostomy working today?’ It’s perceived as dirty,” Ms. Paquet says.

“I think a lot of that perception comes from 30, 40 years ago, when the ostomy supplies weren’t as odour-proof. They were rubber and they were just awful. I think that’s where a lot of the stigma comes from, because they did smell. Nowadays, you wouldn’t know I had an ostomy unless I told you. It doesn’t smell, ever.”

I can speak from personal experience that this is true - no one even really ever finds out that you have an ostomy bag unless YOU decide to tell them!
Long story short, if you’re getting an ostomy bag, the world is a much better place for you now…

6 October 2006 | Crohn's Disease | Comments