Has anyone got any easy ideas for removing the hair near stoma area. I've been getting irratation lately.
boss
Sep 01, 2010 1:40 am
bearcat
Sep 01, 2010 1:09 pm
don't laugh, but i use a lady's bikini shaver, looks like a minature hockey stick and get them in the shaving dept of any drug store wal-mart walgreens CVS, target, etc, comes in a three pack usually. it's a straight blade so you have to watch what your doing cause that little stoma will bleed like a stuck pig
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Posted by: ejbetty
Geekyjen,
Thanks for the reply. I will be seeing my doctor on Friday and mention Entyvio. I did not remain paralyzed for more than 2 days, but it was terrible and I was so scared. The doctors just used alot of xanax and other drugs like that to UN paralyze my joints that were being attacked by the remicade. Turns out I have been diagnosed with LUPUS. It is attacking my nervous system. I had ulcerative colitis in 1996 and they had to remove my colon. Had a J pouch for 10 years, until it started failing. I then got a permanent iliosomy, and I suffer from severe chronic diareha, and I dehydrate frequently. I recently had a proctectomy, and that is when the new autoimmune disorder, Lupus, appeared. I have had two hospital stays now because of the blisters and the paralyzing incident. I will be dealing with this forever now. I have just been working on acceptance.
I love this website because of wonderful people like you!
Betty
Past Member
Sep 01, 2010 3:40 pm
I use the cheap "throw away" razors, mostly in shower when Flange is off. For my Colostomy, I have also used powder around area, when I am not in shower, and use same razor. Otherwise I use my electric shaver in areas not to close to stoma.
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crocus
Sep 01, 2010 9:10 pm
Well i wont tell you to use imacc a ladies hair removal cream i told my husband to use it before a vasectomy god lol his balls were sore !
It was really funny lol not for him tho
Crocus
It was really funny lol not for him tho
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junopete
Sep 02, 2010 1:28 am
What WEEWEE, says is right on.
Use a razor for as close as you can get. I used to use these tiny little curved scissors. You can get the scissors either sharp tipped or blunt. I like the sharp tipped myself.
I think they are made for cuticle use. The curved blades makes them perfect for getting close to the skin and not cutting yourself.
Sometimes right next to the stoma I would find some very long hair. They seemed to be hard to see at times. I found by taking the time and getting every hair shaved clean or clipped around the stoma.
I had almost no to none seepage under the seal.
The enzyimes will try and follow the hair that is under the seal and irritate the skin.
good luck
Rick.....
Use a razor for as close as you can get. I used to use these tiny little curved scissors. You can get the scissors either sharp tipped or blunt. I like the sharp tipped myself.
I think they are made for cuticle use. The curved blades makes them perfect for getting close to the skin and not cutting yourself.
Sometimes right next to the stoma I would find some very long hair. They seemed to be hard to see at times. I found by taking the time and getting every hair shaved clean or clipped around the stoma.
I had almost no to none seepage under the seal.
The enzyimes will try and follow the hair that is under the seal and irritate the skin.
good luck
Rick.....