Eakin vs Brava vs Cera Adapt: Stoma Care Experiences

Ho ho ho! What do you know?

Last month, severe weeping and blood around the stoma. The appliance would not stick at all. A good majority of members offered advice and offered me products they had on hand to send me. How cool is that, huh👍

So kind, strangers reaching out. I don't think of them as strangers. Maybe extended family is a better fit.

I had opened the thread topic in November, similar to the above, and received good advice.

Earlier this year, I switched from Brava to Eakin O rings, resulting in irritated skin. In November, I saw a stoma nurse. I received Nystatin powder. Helped inside a week; all clear. I replaced Brava with Cera adapt ring.

Big difference in sealing. Whoa.

9 days wear time. After the appliance change today, I am sold on Cera rings that many members advised.

Salts rings are not available in America.

If this becomes my newest option, I can dig it.

Experiment. Listen to the advice given here. Get backup info care from either a stoma nurse or wound care nurse. Doctors know nothing about this stuff.

Go get your groove on.

Just as our bodies change as we age, our approach to our Ostomy can change too.  What works now...  might begin to cause issues.  Then it's sample time.  Gotta try different manufacturers, different techniques.  Sometimes you get leaks.... other times you get pounded with parastomal skin irritation.  Seems it's easier to discover what doesn't work.