Kock pouch/BCIR

[zaj20]

What do you like most about it and hate about it? Please no sugar coating things. I want the real opinions. I don't need to hear the reading from a script message. lol. Thanks.

[bcirray]

Likes:NO OUTSIDE BAG, no leaks, intimacy problems resolved, expensive supplies non-existant.

Dislikes:local hospitals and Doctors have to be educated about your physical make-up. Rumling of gas in pouch requires explanation at times.

Ray (ileostomy for 30 yrs, BCIR for 12 yrs)

[zaj20]

Thanks Ray. Question about the gas noise. Is it like an ileostomy noise? That is one thing I hate about my ileostomy. When I am in class or in quiet situation it always seems to make noises.

[bcirray]

Not an outward noise since the BCIR is continent, more like a very very rumbling stomach. Big deal vs the advantages of a pouch.

Ray