Hi, has anyone experienced small white bumps on the bottom edge of their stoma? If so, what did you use to heal them?
Thanks
andsoitis
Jan 10, 2024 3:01 am
Jayne
Jan 10, 2024 4:13 am
Hello
Hello 'Andsoitis'
Could you give your readers more info?
Possibly it may be granulating tissue perhaps - but not enough info to guess.... Are you recently out of surgery - or if not, have you changed your appliance cutting form hole shape/dimension?
BW
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Morning glory
Jan 10, 2024 12:57 pm
You might have a virus of some sort. I had a couple in the past, but they didn't last long.
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Jan 10, 2024 7:23 pm
EDITED: (ONCE I SPOKE TO MY DOCTOR TODAY) Could be a few different things. I just noticed having a few spots of my own after 3.5 years of never seeing anything and was told to come in for a check-up with my Ostomy Doctor after I sent some pics to her. Better safe than sorry. Not to scare you, but they could also be ulcers. I think mine, from what I've seen and read (obviously you can't self-diagnose or believe everything you read, but 9 out of 10 times we know our bodies the best). I believe what Ben, 38, said: it's common to get granulomas, but they do need treatment to go away. Mine bleed a little and are only sore when I clean my stoma off. Better safe than sorry. TAKE CARE 🫂
Ben38
Jan 10, 2024 7:39 pm
Granulomas? They can be white or red if that's what they are. They're harmless but can bleed a lot and get sore. Most are easily removed with silver nitrate; problem ones need a minor procedure to remove them. Check the size of the hole in your wafer. If it is too big, it can cause them, and if the hole is too small, rubbing against the stoma can too.
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