I find that when I have a glass of wine, or too much vinegar (e.g. in salad dressing) or sauerkraut - anything acidic, really, that the skin around my stoma gets really, really itchy!
So, I scratch and rub, but of course, can't get at the itchy bit because it's under the faceplate, but often scratch and rub enough to tear the paper of the faceplate, and have marks on my left front pocket area from all the rubbing - similar to when someone always puts their wallet in their back pocket.
Has anyone else found this extreme itchiness and any possible solutions - besides not drinking wine, eating salad dressing, etc?
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