When we end up with an Ostomy they don't give us enough instructions. Then when we get home the Home Health Nurse doesn't know much more than we do and we have to try to learn the best we can. I've done everything I can to help you but I feel that you need to see a professional. I wish you the best.

Sounds like you’re doing everything right. Although I’ve tried it, I don’t use adhesive remover. I tend to find that adhesive remover reduces the ability of the wafer to stick as well, I just wash well with warm water and a washcloth. I also don’t put the ring around my stoma, I put it around the opening of the appliance itself… And I make sure that it’s seated well before I put the whole thing on over the stoma. Then I take a barley damp q-tip (wet it with hot water and squeeze out excess water) and push it down around the top of the wafer next to the stoma while it’s on to get a good seal. Then I put the pouch on and then I press down firmly, on top of the appliance on the flange area and hold steady pressure down on it for 2 minutes. Then I gradually release my pressure over a period of about a minute. My stoma is pretty close to skin level and I also have a lot of loose stool, and this generally works well for me, and I can usually go 8-10 days between changes.

The sore area you spoke of needs to be fixed first, or not much will work.

I also use a product called Skin Tac . That stuff is amazing and really sticky…