Itchy, Burning Skin Around Ostomy Bag - Seeking Advice

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Marob
Jan 25, 2019 9:55 pm

Have any of you nice people on here had a problem with very itchy, burning skin, not under the adhesive of the ostomy bag but around the outside of the adhesive area? My nurse has tried me on all sorts of creams, steroid and fungal and nothing is helping! Any help would be great, thank you!

Marilyn x

Onedayatatime
Jan 26, 2019 1:12 am

Hi. I had the same problem. When you change the wafer, leave it off for a while. Wash the area with soap and water. Let it dry. Spray some Benadryl on the area and let it dry. Then put on the stoma powder. Shake off the excess, then put on the new wafer and rings that circle the wafer. The longer I had the stoma, the less irritated the skin got.

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NJ Bain
Jan 26, 2019 11:10 pm

Marob,

Are you talking about the tape that anchors down the wafer? After 8 years of using the same pouch, my body acquired an allergy to the tape. So now I just cut the tape off and the adhesive wafer is enough to stay put.

Bain

Marob
Jan 27, 2019 11:23 am

Hi,

No, I don't use tape. I just rely on the adhesive! I get irritation outside the adhesive area, which I find strange as there is nothing touching my skin there! It's like a ring of fire around the stoma bag. Under the adhesive is clear. I just can't understand where the irritation is coming from! Thanks for replying!

Past Member
Jan 30, 2019 8:20 pm

My ostomy nurse gave me Miconazole Nitrate when I started getting the redness and itchiness underneath the wafer.

 

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looking forward
Feb 05, 2019 12:12 am

I recently have itching around the stoma - nothing seems to be wrong there.

ron in mich
Feb 05, 2019 2:44 pm

Hi Marob, if the wafer you use has the tape border, that might be the problem. Try using a wafer that's all pectin-based. Good luck.

Marob
Feb 08, 2019 7:18 pm

Thanks for replying. My osteomy nurse is on the case. I will mention everything that you kind people have suggested to her. Here's hoping! Thanks, everyone!