Good afternoon,
This morning while I was cleaning up, I had some red blood. I looked it up, and it was mentioned that it is not uncommon sometimes when you are cleaning up. Any feedback on this would be appreciated. Thanks, Swimmer
Swimmer
Oct 20, 2025 4:19 pm
xnine
Oct 20, 2025 4:59 pm
It is common to have a little blood. The stoma is very tender. I have stoma granules that bleed all the time when changing.
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Ben38
Oct 20, 2025 6:47 pm
Normally, I often get some blood on tissue or a tiny trickle while cleaning the stoma, even when not being heavy-handed.
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SusanT
Oct 20, 2025 8:19 pm
I get this all the time. The stoma is really just a mass of blood vessels waiting to burst.
infinitycastle52777
Oct 20, 2025 8:31 pm
My ostomy nurse once told me that your stoma is very vascular, so if you aren't super gentle with it, then yes, it will bleed, but not profusely. A little blood is not a bad thing. If you see a lot of it, then you are cleaning too rough, and you need to take more care.
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