Skin Irritation and Other Issues

Has anyone come up with any ideas of using natural products, if you have run out of the adhesive remover? I had to change my bag the other day while I was out and didn't have any adhesive remover with me, and consequently had to gradually pull the pouch away from my skin. It was so painful and made my skin bleed....

  I think this is the question I have   After changing my pouch and several days later   my skin next to my stoma and around and under  the barrier starts to itch and becomes irritated,  some one mentioned   that they used calamine lotion and then stoma powder  Has anyone else used this and would it cause the pouch to not stick, "

Things have improved, but my problem has not been solved.  Here is what I have tried so far; Calamine lotion (made it worse), Cavilon spray with and without powder, no improvement, barrier ring, now we are getting somewhere, but still not gone.  The interesting thing is that after the barrier ring, the skin around my stoma is healed quite nicely, but there is still a small crescent shaped are...

Hi everyone,

I'm glad to have found this community. It's great to hear the stories and experiences of people who really understand this situation.

This is my first post and I was hoping for some advice as I seem to have exhausted the stoma nurse's repertoire!

The skin directly above my colostomy stoma opening is completely burned off, and the rest of the skin around it is red and sore.

I have t...

So, I'm wondering if this looks bad compared to what others may have gone through.  My skin goes through periods of red and irritated and then perfectly fine.  Tonight, its mad.  Inflamed and sore. Any thoughts?  Sorry  about the pic but  it was the only way I knew to get my point across.  

I've had my ileostomy for 1 year & I couldn't imagine not using an adhesive remover wipe, but I see a lot that don't.
Does the skin around the ring/barrier get tougher or less sensitive?

After having an ileostomy 4 years ago, I recently began having ulceration of my peristomal area. I change the appliance every 36 hours and apply a powder barrier which helps, but I have not had any true skin healing. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated before I engage a WOC. Thank you, Mike.

Greetings all of my fellow osto-buddies! In the last 18 months, Tyler has had a skin condition on his chest which our doctor told us was eczema. Tyler copes well with this, and while the rash never went away, it never caused him major problems either. However, in the last four months or so, a strange sort of rash has been slowly forming around the area where his bag usually sits, and this is of...

I have itchy skin under the tape around the appliance. I have had the ileostomy for nearly 3 years. I have no leaks and the itchiness is not under the flange. It is under the tape. Any ideas of what I can do? I also use fungal powder before installing the appliance. Is it possible I have developed an allergy to the tape (part of the Hollister appliance)?

 

hello everyone.  I’m a newbie.  Had my surgery on October 23/18 - irreversible colostomy.  I’m coping quite well and grasping this new world.  I’d like to air the skin that gets covered up by the flange.  What can I do with my stoma for an hour or so to stop the poop from dropping all over the place.  Is there some kind of stopper I can get?  Look forward to suggestions.  Thanks

Wanted to share this with all my COLOSTOMY FRIENDS.  I use INSTEAD of PASTE or RINGS this LIQUID ADHESIVE called SKIN TAC!!! It is AMAZING! It keeps the BARRIER on for almost 2 WEEKS without LIFTING or having any LEAKS!!  NO RINGS or PASTE needed!!!  Found it on AMAZON & it goes a long way!!! NO MORE ORDERING PASTE or RINGS!!  Wanted to share!!!

Hi Gang,

  I know this has been discussed in the past, but can't find my notes. I just searched this site and all the discussions I found about red weepy skin were about the skin under the outer bandage portion of the barrier/wafer, not at the stoma/skin junction. I've been experiencing this lately, but only at my stoma/skin junction......my skin under the bandage portion of the barrier is fi...

I've had my stoma for about 10 months now. Over the months, I have had some issues with skin irritation right at the edge of the stoma, but for the last month or so, the skin at the bottom of the stoma has been extremely irritated and painful. Every time I change my pouch, I put Neosporin on the area. When I empty my bag, I clean it with soap and add foaming Neosporin and rub it around the affe...

Hi Gang,

We've discussed this at least a million times, but you know how the search is on here.......... So, what's the agreed-on best way to get red, irritated, weepy (wet) skin around the stoma and under the barrier under control as quickly as possible? For me, it's been to let air get to it.....but sometimes that's not possible, like when the skin is at the base of the stoma. My skin went fr...

Hi everyone, I am new to this site. It's so nice to be with my "people!" I've had my permanent ostomy since 2015 (my decision - j-pouch failure.) I remember using certain products to build up areas of uneven skin with my temporary stoma in 2010. That loop ostomy was a bear to deal with! I've been having seepage under my ring in one particular area where there is a slight dip in my skin next to ...

I was trying to come up with a food plan this week, I am sick of the same-o.   I saw a recipe for zucchini cut in strips, parmesan, salt, pepper and cooked in tin foil in the oven.   Can we eat cooked zucchini skin?  Or do I need to take it off?

I know it's probably a stupid question

..looking for suggestions.  I'm inflamed, it looks like I came out of a burning building.

I have had my redone ileostomy since February 2018. I have had pretty steady use and not a great deal of issues with it until 2 weeks ago. I have started to have blowouts between the hours of 0400 and 0800 and in the last two weeks, I have had 3. I was lucky to be wearing two layers of clothing, and the waste was kept inside and did not spoil the bed, but I have never had this issue before. I t...

Hello everyone, I have been having a lot of redness and burning around my stoma. It has been hurting so much. I've called my Dr already and gave me some advice of what to do but it didn't really work. Can anyone please help me with this, I am so desperate rn since because of the irritation I am having bag leakage and its getting even worse. I cry everyday because I feel hopeless since I had my ...

Hi Gang,

Ok, so I've been "studying" what's going on with my red weepy skin around my stoma. Bottom line is the ostomy powder/barrier wipe thing isn't working. I've been applying 3 rounds of stoma powder/barrier wipe/warm air drying. I can keep going, but it just builds up a wet mushy layer of wet stoma powder. And nothing will stick to that. So that routine isn't working for me. When I look at...

I have only had my ileosotmy for about 3 weeks (and it is temporary) but I have some pretty extreme skin irritation in a 2" diameter around my stoma.  The weeping causes leaking, which causes me to have to change my wafer, which causes more damage and irritation.  It's a painful and inconvenient cycle and I don't know what to do.  I have been changing the wafer 2-5 times every 2 days.  I'm ...

Hello- I am new to this site. I hope I put this question in the right place.  Anyhow, I have had my Illeostomy for 3 1/2 yrs now due to Rectal Cancer. I was in hospital for about 10 days. Well, when I left the hospital I had a rash around my stoma site/barrier area. I was treated for yeast infection. I had lots of problems with rash like symptoms.  Well I finally went to Dr who finally did ...

Is there anything else to use other then Skin Prep?, My insurnce wont cover it anymore,Mike

Recently, the skin right around the edge of my stoma has gotten very irritated - raw and bleeding. My barriers are not getting a good seal, and I am at a loss about what to do. I've tried paste and rings, both paste and rings, nothing but barrier, powder, no powder, Hollister, ConvaTec, and Coloplast, two-piece and one-piece. I have tried different positions when putting on the barrier...lying ...

Hey all. I'm just over 2 weeks post ileostomy placement. My question is, how long should it take before I stop feeling it? I was told in the hospital it would get smaller, but as far as I can tell it has not. 

it burns and stings,,and hurts....its like my body is opening up next to my stoma.  i dont know what to put on it. i tried a barrier wipe, but my skin broke out with an itchy rash. it seems like i have allergic reaction or burning from anything i try to use.  this morning i changed my appliance(1 piece system) and put antibiotic cream in the wound, but i can feel that my appliance is not st...

I have redness and im sore around my stoma what can i do to heal it or make it feel better. I feel a little pain when the bag rubs against it. Is there some kind of oinment that i can use to make it feel better.

Hi all, I never had to use barrier rings with my colostomy, but now with the ileostomy, my peristomal skin is red and irritated, so I am using a barrier ring. One ostomy nurse told me I shouldn't use a barrier ring with a convex pouch (too much pressure on the stoma, she said), while another nurse told me it was fine. I'd like to hear from any of you who have actual experience. What do you thin...

Hi Gang,

So during my last barrier change on Wednesday, I used Marathon Skin Protectant under the bandage portion of my barrier. I'll be changing my barrier tomorrow morning, so I just read the Marathon instructions on how to remove the product. And it basically says not to worry, as it will not be sticking too well after 2 days. But I'm wondering what I'll do if it is sticking well. It's basic...

Hi all,
I was wanting to know if it is norm for the skin to get itchy so soon after it was put on.
I have always had this prob since i have had an illeo. in May this year.
Is it norm because it is still so early after op?
It gets that bad it drives me so crazy that I scratch it that much that around the wafer gets really red and sore
I have tried all brands and all the same, atm i am using Con...

I have a 4-week old ileostomy and have some burning skin irritation all around my stoma. This started 3 weeks ago and I can't seem to get it to heal. Nothing the WOC Nurse or home health nurses have suggested have helped. I need this to heal because it has been causing issues with leaking, not to mention pain. Any suggestions?

When I change my bagging system, I have difficulty getting some thick and dried up poo off my skin. It's  typically close to the stoma. I wipe and wipe and scrub and scrape. Not fun. It makes the irritation and discomfort worse. How do you mates clean around your stoma? The wet stuff wipes off fairly easily but the dried-up thick gunk just does not want to come off. Any tips, products, etc wou...

I had an ileostomy over a week ago. I still can't figure out which bag to use to get a good fit and avoid leaks. The skin around my stoma is raw and it hurts so badly. I've been using stoma powder, but is there anything else I can use to heal this? I'm in so much pain.

I don't know if this will be helpful to anyone, but just in case:

With COVID-19 virus, I'm stuck at home, of course. I had a little leakage a few days ago that "burned" a patch of skin next to the stoma. I wanted to put some sort of barrier between the skin and the bag, and had nothing. Thinking it couldn't hurt, I dabbed on some calamine lotion with a cotton puff. Voila. Soothing and healing...

Hi folks,  I know this is a subject has been discussed a gazillion times, but I haven't found a solution through Premium Content.  I've never had a serious skin irritation problem until the last few weeks.  I'll get the odd irritated or raw spot where I've failed to cut my flange exactly right, but I'll use the stoma powder/no sting skin wipes-crusting process, and It's always cleared right ...

I know this has been addressed but I can't find it. I just finished ten days on amoxicillin and it wreaked havoc with my output. Have developed some redness around stoma from some small seepage. What do I use to heal it?

Hello dear and patient friends, I have a question regarding popcorn when you have an ileostomy, seems I recall sometime back this subject came up and last night my wife made some and I thought I best look into it before partaking, one wouldn't want to land up in the hospital again, would one?

Hi Gang

  In Lori's post entitled "Non-stick ostomy bags??" myyear54 recommended something called O'Keefe's Working Hands as a lotion for irritated skin around a stoma. It's buried in that post but I've been using it now for a week (I change my barrier every other day) and I wanted to let you know the stuff really works and is pretty darn impressive.  First off.....it feels like any other mo...

Hi all, So, is this even a thing? I've had my ileo for just over a year and I've noticed my skin is dry as the desert. I've always had dry skin, but this is beyond what was normal for me. I know you don't retain your water when your large bowel is not in play, but I drink tons of water and other liquids to compensate. I am getting older, 70 now, yikes, and I know it's normal for skin to lose it...

I was doing well for almost a year, but now my skin barriers are only lasting a day, made a few mistakes in general (wet wipes with aloe, not doing things in the right order with adhesive remover/etc). Now i put on adhesive remover real good and washing with soap and hotwater throughly and drying up and using adheisive barrier. I need advice, whats the best way to make it stick for a long time?...

Hi Folks, sweede here,
It was put to me after reasearching hydrocollides, that there is a new innovation from Salts Healthcare, and i have to admit is an ingenious solution for leaks and peristomal skin irritations due to waste touching the skin, i have decided to share this information with you if i may.....I will post the product description in full.

Red, sore and itchy skin could be a thi...

I have had my ileostomy since 1991 when I was 19. I am now 42 and have started having open wounds develop on the skin immediately surrounding the stoma starting about a year ago. I have never had this occur in all these years. These wounds are not being caused by any excoriation issues, changes in skin care products, my hygiene routine, etc or anything else I can possibly think of. I am a regis...

Hello. New to the forum and new to colostomy living. I had lifesaving colostomy surgery March 2022 with 18 days in hospital.

 I woke up this morning with extreme fatigue. I've been tired off and on since surgery. It seems like about the time I start feeling like I'm getting my strength back, I will have what I call “a fatigue day”. Is this normal to kind of bounce back and forth?

I have ...

Sometime ago I had a massive issue under my ostomy flange wherein the skin oozed to the extent that the flange could not stay on.  Originally, we assumed that I was once again having an allergic reaction to the flange's adhesive.  I managed to find a saviour, an ET nurse who came to our house.  Sitting in our washroom across from me, she stated:  you have a yeast infection. She recommended ...

Hello, so I've previously explained that I'm here for my husband in our new journey... he's home today after having an ileostomy 1 week ago. He is literally just sleeping, is this normal? Sorry if I sound ignorant, I've had surgery before myself and I know it knocks the stuffing out of you, but it's like he can't stay awake or even focus his eyes for more than 5 minutes and it's frightening me....

Does any one know of skin cleansing wipes that are good for cleaning and healing irratated skin? 

My skin has breakdown from poo and i want to try and heal it. 

I am trying to get a hold of my stoma nurse, but no return.  I am red and bleeding a bit under my wafer at the bottom.  Its, burning because of the cuts.  What to do with this.  I cant go without any wafer to get some air on it, what suggestions would you give me.

Recently I've been experiencing pain and bleeding of the skin immediately around my stoma.  I think I read somewhere here about dabbing Calamine around the area but I can't find it now.  Anyone have information/experience with this?  Or a better solution?  Thanks

As a result of findings after colonoscopy I'm told

Due to the inflammation and age not a good idea

Because tissue may not hold well i could get a

Infection from a leak which could be very serious. 

I wasn't crazy about surgery its been 4 yrs now

So I guess I waited too long.  Anyone thinking

About reversal don't wait to long!  I had surgery because of  diverticulitis told I could reve...

Hello to everyone,

Recently, I have noticed bruises on the skin around my stoma. Has anyone else had these? I'm unsure why this would occur. They don't bother me or hurt either.

Your help would be appreciated. Stay well. Penguins7

I'm a new ostomate and have been struggling in keeping my skin irritation and blisters at bay. I've had some luck streaks before where skin irritation was controlled but as my stoma grows smaller (doc says it's normal as inflammation goes away), I had to make the hole in the flange smaller too (used to be 40mm now it's 35mm). But my problem now is that the skin around the stoma is irritated and...

I had a colostomy performed on May 5 with a revision on May 12. I have experienced no leaks from my appliance. But I have developed annoying skin irritations under the elastic barrier strips that surround my ostomy pouch. They itch and are times painful. At one spot under my appliance, I have developed a particularly annoying and painful raised welt/cyst/pimple under my appliance above my stoma...

I'm hoping someone can help me.  I've had my urostomy for 40 years. I'm 42.  I thought I knew all the "secrets", but i found out I was wrong.  My problem is SEVERE irritation of the skin around my stoma.  the area llloks like a wet callus and hurts like a son of a gun (I described it to my wife as dripping alcohol on a  scratch).  It's driving me crazy.  I've tried dry heat from a...

I've always had problems with adhesives remaining on my skin for longer than 24 hours.  I start getting itchy by the 2nd day, and by the 3rd, I find myself popping allergy pills like candy in an attempt to lessen the itches I can't scratch beneath the peel-n-stick part of my ostomy bags.  It's especially worse in the event that the adhesive gets the tiniest bit wet.  So sweating?  Bad.�...

Does anyone have any experience with Micro Skin? or does anyone know about it.

Hi Gang,

Due to some recent irritation caused by leakage under my barrier ring, I'm starting to look at skin protectant films. They've been discussed on here in the past, but like most, when it's not directly related to you, you read but don't absorb. So now that I'm interested in them, I'm looking around. In my ostomy products junk box, I find a few boxes of Hollister HolliHesives. I haven't u...

Hi... My mom is having repeated issues with raw, bleeding skin around her stoma... I don't know what to do. Any suggestions?

Thank you,

Carol

I've been using coloplast convesity sensura.assura 2piece for 6 months now with no leakage problems.   I usually picture frame around the flange as terry suggested.  I use hypoallergenic tape.
For the past few weeks I've noticed skin irritation, bumpy red lumps and itching, not underneath by my stoma but near the outside where the tape is.
Both of my stomas are almost flush with my skin so ...

I've had my ileostomy for 2 years. My skin is super sensitive. The adhesive causes my skin to breakdown. It weeps and even bleeds. Once a week I have to put a aquacel bandage with duoderm to allow it to heal. Right now it was so bad I'm on oral Prednisone. If anyone has had a similar issue and has a good suggestion I would love a better way to deal with this. My ostomy nurses are scratchin thei...

Hi everyone, 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 are always sitting on the stoma and surrounding area and this in turn causes the skin to...

I recently began having severe itching and rash underneath my Ostomy bag. It occurs only at the outer edges where the bag adheres to the skin - not the center portion where I use the paste. I thought I had developed an allergy to the glue used in the adhesive. When I would remove the bag it would have a very red circular rash at the border of the bag.

I showed my doctor a photo and he immediat...

Hi guys! Freedancer here with a skin issue question. Since my two surgeries were emergencies, the doc had to crack me open very fast. My scar runs from just below my breastbone area and stops just above my upper pubic area. I was changing out my skin barrier a few weeks back and noticed an area of redness directly across from my belly button that stopped just short of where the skin barrier end...

Do any of you know if there is such a thin as a Gastric Dermatologist?  I've been battling a skin issue under my barrier since June of 2022. It is itchy, red, raw and blistering.  I have tried several treatments and it just is not clearing up. I have spoken to my General Physican and have seen my stoma nurse. My GP will no longer follow through with me and my stoma nurse stated if the Silver ...

Hello!

My 18 months daughter has a ulcer/boil sort of thing on her peristomal skin since last one month. Initially there were three, but now only one is left which is not ready to go. I have tried all known methods to me like change of ileostomy product, Stoma powder, stripe pastes, barrier rings, duo-derm / comfeel in combination with wafer. but problem stays on. Have consulted the peads Syrg...

I have been having a problem with the skin underneath the hole in the stoma breaking down.  It becomes sore, red and bleeds when i change the bag.  There is an indentation in the skin there.  I was told to use a convex appliance and a belt.  I do and additionally use powder, paste,an Eakins ring around it and have started changing the bag more frequently.  I went from twice a week to ...

Hi   me again   lately the area around my stoma is red and irritated   burning and itching and its driving me crazy   i use the stoma powder and eakin seal but was wondering if theres anything i can apply to the affected area before adding the stoma powder?  any advice will be surely appreciated! thanks!

I never had ulcers under my wafer until I had my stoma relocated to the upper part of my abdomen. ( It had been down just above my blet line)  Now I have had about 7 in the last year. I think I found a way to fix it with a combination of latex barrier, transparent film and an ostomy belt worn at night.  Never had to do this years ago. < > I know that I am not the first. tell me whay you have d...

Hello everyone,  I am asking a question about the skin around my ileostomy.   It is quite red and sore.  It looks like it is irritated where the stiches are starting to disolve but it is really burning.  My first stoma used to be about 1 1/4th inches but the stoma nurse told me this one is a little larger, about 1 1/2 inches.  I am not sure if I should be cutting the skin barrier a little ...

Hi, I've had a colostomy since I was 4 and I'm 20 now. I have had lots of problems, but at the moment it's really annoying. I've developed a hole as if the skin attached to the stomach is coming away and there is the inside wall I can see. It hurts quite a bit when cleaning, but the nurses say it is fine, but it's just getting bigger. Has anyone got this or experienced skin pulling from the sto...

After struggling with trying to get my VA physician to address my skin issue under my barrier of my ileostomy,  I was able to get an appointment with a dermatologist at our local clinic.  He was attentive, listened, looked at my photo and my skin and took a biopsy.  He also gave me antibiotics and ordered a special gell to put on the lesions.  He feels that it is some sort of autoimmune dis...

Howdy Gang,

  Seems we deal with a lot of skin irritation issues on here, so I'm going to list the fault tree you should go thru with your Doc or Ostomy Nurse whenever you run into a skin problem.  I'll also include the link to that great stoma picture book I keep referring to that shows in graphic detail all the issues you could have with your stoma.  It will help you narrow down what you ...

Hello all I've had my colostomy for a year now, the skin around my stoma is bright red and I can't get it to get any better. Is there a trick to helping it heal or???

Ben

An ostomate should not have problems during sexual intercourse, unless he/she is neglecting proper maintenance of ostomy appliance.  The pouch itself may create some discomfort during intercourse; however, smaller pouches are available to lessen the interference of longer pouches!

It's been a few years since my last post and for that, I apologize.

I am an ileostomate of 16 years now, diagnosed with Crohn's at age 14, surgery when I was 23. I've been extremely lucky with little to no problems arising with bag issues. I use a 1-piece ActiveLife drainable pouch from ConvaTec and have for years.

About 7 years ago, my wife and I moved from Alaska to New Jersey (don't ask me...

I had my second ileostomy put in July 1, 2013. I no have my large intestines but still have my rectum. Four months after my surgery I am having discharges from rectum. Some of the discharges are clear while others are
own or red. Also, the skin around my rectum starts bleeding . I am putting Critic Aid Barrier paste on the skin. I was wondering if anyone has dealt with this problem.

Have had a bout with chronic diarrhea and my barrier is coming loose & leaking like 3-4 times a day. Plus skin is very red and irritated around stoma. Any help or suggestions?

 

Directly under my stoma it's inflamed. Feels like someone is just holding a lighter to it. Not fun. Putting the powder on it is difficult due to its location and doesn't seem to help anyway.

I believe there's creams for probs like this but have never used any as I'm concerned with them interfering with the flanges' adhesivness.

Thoughts? Name or product # I need?

Thanks 

Have any of you nice people on here had a problem with very itchy, burning skin, not under the adhesive of the osteomy 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

Hello my dear ostamates!!!/

I need some advice please ,,, The skin around my illeostomy where my wafer sits has recently out of the blue developed water blisters.. the skin is painful and weirdly itches,, the flanges don't stick .. I am going through 2-3 pouch changes daily because the skin is weeping and not dry enough for a wafer to stick for very long.   I tried putting tegaderm over the ...

Dear fellow Ostomates - first up, thank you for this excellent forum, it is so comforting to know I'm not alone. 

Second, I really need some advice with a leaking bag. I feel I must be missing something. I have had an ileostomy for six months. Had a few leaks at first, then tried a convex plate on a one piece bag with ring, and always tried to heat it somehow. I had no problems at all for abo...

Hello

I am using Talbot skin bonding glue for extra bonding power for my wafer.
But I can not use entire content of can because almost half of glue in a can gets dry and useless in few weeks.
Do you know any good skin bonding adhesive?

One ET nurse told me that good cement or glue ice hockey players use.
So I went to sports shop and looked around ice hockey section but I could fond nothing li...

hello, i was after some advice. im a new patient who had surgery about 3 weeks ago. all was going ok until about a week ago. my skin under the flange/bag is eroded, red raw and blistered. im using mercurachrome to try and hasten the healing process. do barrier films allow the skin underneath to heal or do they add to the problem. im reacting to different brands of products but i think its becau...

My pain is all from acid erossion of the skin around my stoma ,I currently use coloplast convex base plate and cohesive gasket rings ,and still have exposed skin that is red raw and light blood and pain like salt in a wound any help any skin protction recommended,Thanks Chris

I have been in the pool a lot this summer and it seems like every time I change my appliance, I have a rash on my skin. Not sure if it's caused by the swimming and chemicals in the pool or maybe just because it's wet for a while.

I do my best to dry the wafer off after getting out of the pool, but it's impossible to get it totally dry. I can't change the appliance every time I swim because I go...

I have had an ileostomy for two and a half years and have never had any problems. However, recently under the tape that is part of the Hollister appliance I have been starting to have a lot of itching and burning. I have used fungal powder before installing the appliance. The burning and itching is not under the flange. It is not due to leakage. I've never had leakage at all. But under the tape...

Many of you know that I was having a huge issue with red, raw, bumpy and itchy skin around my stoma.  I was given the Marathon No Sting Skin barrier to see if it would work to heal me up.  It turns out that after a month of using it, I am allergic to it.  It made the issue much, much worse.  I stopped using it after the 30 days which I felt was a long enough period of time to accuratly gage...

I had a bath the other day and my flange gave way in two days. I forgot to put skin prep on. There must have been oil on my skin after the bath. I often get 10 days on my flange. So this is just a reminder to myself to not forget the skin prep after a bath. When I shower it is not an issue.

Has anyone experienced awful constipation and stoma problems? I've had a colostomy for 4 years. Now I have a hernia on the left side that is quite swollen. I'm on Miralax 1 or 2 times a day, but this past Saturday I could tell there was less output, so I added more Miralax, prune juice, and very little food. It took until Sunday in the middle of the night to finally get relief, but my stoma was...

New here - first post. Just had an ileostomy on March 22. Tried the convex seal (and the Hollister barrier rings) but went through 3 bags a day. Started using the flat wafers and the Hollister barrier rings, which started off okay (a day between changing). Saw the wound care nurse on Friday. There is a skin fold right by the stoma, so it's hard to seal and keep the bag on. We got the prescripti...

How do you heal a skin tear under my colostomy wafer?    I accidentally tore the skin when I removed it a few weeks ago.   I've tried stoma powder and barrier spray to crust, but it is still open a little and bleeds a small amount.  I tried alginate  dressing with tegaderm underneath.   It's still there , getting better but taking so long.   Causes leaks.    Any suggestions?

I've always gotten 4-5 days wear with my pouch and now I been I'm down to 2-3 days.  I have been using the same routine with Hollister pre-cut pouch  for the last 10 years (to include skin prep cleaning and barrier ring and now it seems to leak.  Any product application suggestions on healing the skin around the stoma?  Appreciate it!

Thanks

Well folks, my blood tests came back and I was positive for Bullous Pemphigoid (BP).  For those who do not know about this, it is an autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation and large, liquid filled blisters that break open and are very, very painful. I talked with my dermatologist today when I went in to have my lipoma removed from my arm. He gave me a paper with a list of medications tha...

I recently did a poor job putting my wafer on.  Probably in a hurry?  Anyway, when I changed my wafer today I have a quarter size red red red sore right below the bottom of my stoma.  My wafer goes over the irritated skin.   How am I going to get this sore to heal?

Since having my surgery and gaining "Maxine" on my side I have noticed that my skin has become very dry.  I use moisturizer on a daily basis but it doesn't seem to help alot.  Have any of you who have had ileostomy surgery noticed this?  What have you discovered to be the general reason and what has or has not worked for you??  I know that hydration is very important and I do my best to sta...

Iv had my ostomy for close to 10yrs now...and have been thru MANY different surgeries for it before the stoma came out correctly...and many appliances. All of them before the 1 im using now were cut so it fit "sami the stoma" like a bib. The new aplliance they have me using now...however...is different. It doesnt snuggle sami in...leaving quite a bit of skin exposed. This has caused quite the r...

I am still having some trouble with skin under eakin sea. I was told to try zincofax for diaper rash as lon as it had 40% zinc. I changed bag last night and its not getting better. So I went and bought the cream. Now to wait for answers before next change . Before I try it. Hoping for some good suggestions< >

Ive been home from hospital for a few months after having colonstomy surgery and twisted intestine surgery. Everythings fine im back at the gym only doing small exercises except im been feeling tired a lot lately is this normal

I have suffered from repeated irritation, blisters, etc under my ostomy pouch. The crusting method is ok when it’s not bad- but 
I have found the holy grail for me and would love to share! 
I get the POWDER spray Lotrimin (make sure to not get the liquid spray) and when I change my pouch, I spray it all over- then pat it with my no sting barrier wipes- it has worked wonders. Basically, for ir...

I noticed that the skin around my ileostomy is changing into uneven shapes (not sure if this is related to bad diet)its like a crater shape around the side of it, and im worried about it leaking.