Ostomy bag won't stick - fluid from belly button

Hi all,
I’m helping my 85 year old friend and we have an impossible problem.
From the surgery his belly button is leaking fluid. The fluid gets under the ostemy bag and detaches constantly. It’s a night mare.

Does anyone have a solution??

I would call the company. If Convatec, they have nurses who are very helpful. There are products to apply before sticking the appliance on that help it stick. Sorry if you are already doing this!

Thank you for replying.
The problem is my friend has fluid from the belly button that mages the bag fall off in an hour. Any other thoughts?

I would contact surgeon about the amount of fluid leaking from the belly button. That would be my first concern. How much is coming out and the color and if odor etc. Also ask if there can be a bandage placed if not one already. Are you using adhesive wipes before you place the wafer on the skin? I am asking about the fluid leaking because when my Mom had her surgery she had a long incision down the middle of her belly and they had a dressing on it that was changed until it did stop leaking. How long have they had the ostomy? Is it a colostomy or ileostomy? Where is the placement of it? Is there a large enough gap to place a bandage between the two to keep the fluid off the ostomy wafer? We are over 4 years into my Mom having her colostomy and we finally have a rhythm going. We use a closed pouch system where you just disconnect the bag and through it away and change the wafer/ostomy appliance once a week. I hope you get some answers!
Sherri

Thank you! It’s an ileostomy. The surgeon said the liquid is normal out of the belly button. There isn’t room between to stoma and the belly button so the circular adhesive of the bag ends up covering the belly button, so when the water spurts out it dislodges the adhesive of the bag. Everything else works fine except for this leaking belly button problem.

Is the fluid coming out from the area beneath the ostomy appliance? How long is the fluid going to be a problem? Can it be bandaged with gauze to soak up fluid without disturbing the ostomy appliance?

Again, Convatec has nurses who are actually, in my experience, more helpful than the ostomy nurse at the surgeon's, though you could also contact the specialist's office for help.

There may be products or strategies that will help. I can only imagine what a nightmare this is.

Are the bags the disposable kind? At the very least the doctor needs to authorize many extra barriers and bags!

How can I reach convatec?
I’ve tried everything you mentioned. It’s fluid from the belly button

https://www.convatec.com/products/ostomy-care/
Ask to speak with a nurse, not sales!

I'm not sure I have the answer, but maybe something in our experience will help you. When my husband, who was 90 at the time, had ostomy surgery everything went well until three days after the surgery. From his incision site, there was fluid that seeped into his ostomy area. A fissure was discovered which required the removal of several sutures. The seepage continued. When a second fissure was discovered, all the sutures had to be removed. This required the slow process of healing both the fissures and the surgical incisions. It sounds grim, and at the time, I thought we would never survive it, but we did. Also, there is liquid protein available on the market that might help with healing. But, I think the place to begin would be a visit with the surgeon. I hope this is helpful. GloRo

PS. I sent my reply without reading it first. Alter this sentence to - This required the slow process of healing both the fissures and the surgical incisions from the inside out while the wound was open. -- Too important to not address my omission. GloRo