Skin problem and blow outs on bag edge

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.....

@pez01 : About the rings: I have used them for two years now. My second stomaversary (I guess I am being cute this morning ..and no, I have not given my stoma a name.) is coming right up . I really have no idea why. The VON (Victorian Order of Nurses, Ontario, Canada) nurse had me use them and I just continued.

I've never used a barrier wipe. Or powder. So far, so good.

I also cut the filter ring out of the Coloplast pouches. They are just a nuisance and I have never used one of those filter stickers.

The Stoma Ring that I'm using is Coloplast #120427 4.2mm thick. I use Cavilon Barrier Spray. I was under the impression that you had an Ileostomy. That is what I have. Hope I didn't cause you any problems.

@harrison221 I have a colostomy which I think is a little higher…but I assume similar problems. What does the belt do? I have but have never used it. I keep air in my bag so stool can drop into bag easily.

@lrandall51 wear a belt always. I actually did a survey on Ostomy Canada Society and received dozens of replies. The result was a split right down the middle. For me it adds to my sense of security and ties it all together. (Except that sometimes I wake up and stand up and the thing simply falls off.)

I have no name for my pouch either although to me it's a pouch...never a bag. Bag makes it sound so déclassé. LOL.

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.....

@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.