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Skin problem and blow outs on bag edge
Ostomy & J-Pouch | Last Active: Nov 20 9:39am | Replies (111)Comment receiving replies
1. Wear a belt. Always.
2. Be sure your hole is cut in the bag the exact shape of the Stoma.
3. Be sure and measure your Stoma and have your Barrier ring and bag fit snug around your Stoma. You should not see skin.
4. Clean the skin around the Stoma with Adhesive Remover Wipes and a warm bath cloth. I never use soap.
5. Dry the area around the Stoma with a hair dryer and treat the red area with Stoma Powder and spray the treated area with Barrier Spray. It is not necessary to spray Barrier Spray on the other skin. Dry it with the hairdryer and repeat. This is called crusting. I use the thick barrier ring.
6. I put my Barrier Ring on my Bag being sure that the holes are lined perfect.
7. Just prior to placing your bag over the Stoma heat it with the hairdryer. I get mine pretty warm. This helps it to stick.
8. Sometimes you can get a Fungus and need to use a fungus powder rather than Stoma powder. I use Zeasorb for this which was recommended by The Mayo Clinic.
9. Sometimes you might get an infection from the leakage and need to have a culture in order to know what Antibiotic to treat it with. Hope this helps.....
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@harrison221 I use an additional wipe with a sticky compound around the peripheral of the stoma. This makes the apparatus stick much better to the skin. Also with the additional adhesion the stoma less exposed to feces, etc.
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@harrison221 thank you so much. I will give it a try. How thick is the stomach ring u use? And the spray?
I just had a CT scan to see what was going on because I have small stools from the rectangle…or as I call it “door number 1”…it freaked me out but they explained the why of it. I have to have a colonoscopy in a couple of months…have you had one with the ostomy? Thank u again