Recently, I have had itching near the stoma. There is no reason. Nothing is wrong and no leakage. If I put my finger over the bag and near the stoma, I can feel the itch. What to do??
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mild_mannered_super_hero
Normally, when the skin under your flange starts to itch, it's a sign that the flange is about to fail. I always marked my wear time on the calendar and changed before I had a failure...normally 4 days. I irrigate nowadays, so I no longer wear a flange, just a patch. Hope this helps.
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vdahl
Hi Looking Forward!
I have an ileostomy and truly understand what you're saying. Since the output for us is generally a lot more liquid than with a colostomy (or so I'm told), it's important to strive for the right consistency. I'm more apt to feel the itching when my output is too much liquid. Once I feel the itch, I change it even if I've only had it on for a day. It doesn't mean the seal is about to fail or anything, but it does mean that very acidic liquid is irritating the skin.
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Angelicamarie
Looking forward... I too irrigate, however my intestines are unpredictable. When I itch on and around the stoma, I change.
If feces eat through barrier rings, surely it will affect your skin. I change 1 to 2 days, of course everyone's different, for me it's coming
off for hygiene and protection of my skin. Hope this helped!
looking forward
I have nothing wrong with the skin. I think I figured out that I am not drinking enough water. Will try that.
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Puppyluv56
I too have a light itch under the flange adhesive. Not bad but I know it is there! Does not last. Maybe it is just from the adhesive pulling on the skin! Who knows!
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Longroad78
I have an ileostomy and get a light itch that goes away when I change out my gear, but I know that it is not a leak. I work outside and I normally am working when I have to sometimes empty my pouch. Sometimes I have to use a plastic bottle of cool drinking water out of my work cooler to rinse out things, and the cool water does relieve the itch. I do not know if it is an allergic reaction to the adhesive, but the cool water does calm things down.