Hi everyone, I was wondering if you can offer some advice please. I have had my stoma for two and a half years now and the surrounding skin has never healed properly. My stoma is convex and I don't know if that has anything to do with the problems I am having. The contents never fall properly into the bag so they are always sitting on the stoma and surrounding area, and this in turn causes the skin to weep, blister, and bleed. I have tried barrier sprays, powders, donut rings, stoma paste, calamine lotion, and now I am out of ideas, so I would be grateful for any help. Thanks in advance.
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