Am i doing irrigation wrong???

[sassie]

no trouble using the cone,, its just i'm not able to irrigate with a barrier on, just a waste of barriers because they get water under them and i do not need broken down skin from moisture left under the barrier if i do not pull it off, stoma caps cost less so it looks like thats just the way i have to irrigate but thanks for your input...

[NitaET]

if you're not having any output in between irrigation, you should be fine .. Isn't that the whole point of irrigation - not to have to wear a bag? and to have control over your bowels? Cap will be much gentler on your skin than a barrier, smaller, more discreet ...
If you're having output between irrigations, then that's a horse of a different color ...

[steiconi]

my flange holds on well but when i insert the cone it pushes the stoma inwards and allows a gap and with a hernia it may take a few trys to get the flow going , during that part is when water will get out and leak into the flange gap,

Maybe try cutting the wafer hole larger, so there's less shelf sticking out over your recessed stoma.