Well shoot. Managed to blow away a post. I\'ll try again, this time shorter.

This afternoon I was diagnosed with a peristomal hernia, which is apparently causing the leakage problem. The urologist made an appointment for a consultation with a surgeon, but I\'m also researching non-surgical treatments, like hernia support belts. Does anyone have any experience with them?

I\'m trying the Eakins seals, as Barbara suggested, and it seems to help a bit. I finally got back online today after nearly four days of power outage at 90+ degrees out here in the boondocks, and found a couple of demo videos about the seals so mebbe I can put it on right the next time! If I can get back up to 3 days per pouch (as compared with my previous 6-7 days) I\'ll be a happy man.

Thanks, Mike, but I\'ve got and wear a pouch support belt. What I\'m looking for info on is different, a hernia support belt, maybe like this: ostomycareandsupply.com/whatsnew01.html (down toward the bottom of the page).