Why is My Stoma Bag Tearing?

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airforce1
Oct 18, 2010 11:58 pm

Hi, can anyone give me a reason why I have a tear on my stoma? I am cutting the bag not too small, so it's not that.

loren4life
Oct 19, 2010 1:45 am
I'd suggest it is time to see or call an ET nurse.  Loren
airforce1
Oct 19, 2010 2:08 am

Have ostomy nurse coming Thursday. Have tried cutting the wafer bigger.

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Eagles2023

Yeah wow, this site helped so much, I mean really who do you know with this infliction? No one, felt so alone and disgusted by myself every turn.
But it ended up being so damn strengthening, I got fucking moving, really only another choice.
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Beans_Momma322
Oct 19, 2010 3:55 am
You may have hit the side of your stoma with the wafer hard enough to cause an abrasion while applying or removing it.  It could also have been caused by a finger nail or pretty much anything else that touched it a little harder than you may have realized.  It doesn't take much to leave a visible cut...
bikerboy
Oct 26, 2010 11:45 pm

Beans is right; just brushing it with a towel while drying can cut it. The "bud" is very tender and, of course, once cut, takes longer to heal.

 

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