Chriss,
Gene takes a shower all the time, washes his hair the whole deal, maybe its just until his stitches heal,, I washed Gene's hair over the sink until his stitches healed..but it wasn't long.....you can swim with the bag, in fact we have a pool and will be trying it out this weekend!!!!!!Was this the nurse at the ER, I would ask the primary stoma nurse you had....or the visiting stoma nurse.. I am sorry he had to go to the er, its not a good experience after just getting through the surgery, memories..
Ginger