Ostomy Supply Accessories That You Need On Daily Basis

When you are allowed to go home after an ostomy surgery, you are given medical supplies and a long list of instructions on how to use those supplies. Ostomy bags and flanges are among the basic supplies that you are obviously going to need for an essential ostomy management. What we are talking about here is the use of accessories which are meant to make the entire ostomy management a lot easier.

Bag-It-Away Ostaway X-Bags

Dealing with the use ostomy pouches is nothing less than a concern because you don’t want others to see the pouches filled with stomal output. That’s why you are going to need Bag-It-Away Ostaway X-Bags which are leak-proof and odor reducing bags primarily used for the disposal of ostomy bags and other supplies.

It’s a quiet bag and it is made with a film that can absorb light. Thus, the content inside the bag are not going to be visible at all. You can use these bags for the disposal of all types of ostomy bags produced by all of the ostomy bag manufacturers.

KEM Osto-EZ-Vent - Air Release Vent for Ostomy Bags

These vents are made to prevent ostomy bags from getting inflated due to release of gas from the ostomy. The use of this vent allows you to avoid the hurdle of detaching bag from the wafer. Instead, all you have to do is to open the vent and let the air to escape from the bag. The reason this air pressure needs to be avoided is that this pressure can result in the pouch explosion or wafer pulling away from the abdomen causing leakage. It is worth mentioning that building up of air pressure inside the bag is a real problem that ostomates face. The air release vent help ostomates deal with this issue in a smart manner.

Colo-Majic Disposable Liners

In certain situations, you may not want to keep consuming a lot of ostomy bags and throwing them away every day. That’s where you can consider using disposable Liners which are the biodegradable, flushable, and discrete liners. These liners can help increase the pouch wear time by many days. It looks quite practical too. All you have to do is to insert a liner into the pouch and let this liner receive the stomal output. Once the liner is filled, you can take it out and throw it away. The pouch will be clean so you can insert another liner.

Taking Care of the Skin around Your Stoma

Many people consider the occurrence of red and irritated skin around stoma as a normal instance. But it doesn’t have to be normal part of having an ostomy. In an ideal scenario, the ostomy appliance should be attached well with the peristomal skin and ensure a tighter seal which doesn’t let the stomal output to cause any problem with the skin around stoma. Thus, you need to consult your physician immediately if you notice irritation and redness in that part of the skin.

You first point of contact is the ostomy care nurse, also known as WOC nurse. Since they are going to have a better idea about your situation, they will be able to suggest you the treatment that’s perfect in your case. The most important thing to consider here is that you absolutely shouldn’t settle with the painful skin around your stoma. There is a solution for skin irritation, and you are going to have to go for it.

Skin problem around the stoma can occur due to a number of different reasons which may include leakage of stomal discharge, use of wrong barrier, frequent pouch changes, and sensitivity to a product that you are using as a part of ostomy management. For most of the ostomates, a cut-to-fit ostomy pouch is the ideal solution. Since a stoma changes its size and shape for a few times during the course of first few months after the ostomy surgery, you are going to have to anticipate this change. A cut-to-fit ostomy pouch allows you to adjust the skin barrier around your stoma without causing any irritation to it. A perfectly fitting barrier ensures effective prevention of the leakage of stomal discharge which tends to happen under a loosely or improperly fitted skin barrier.

The sensation of burning, tingling, itchiness, tightening, or any type of discomfort is never a normal thing while you are wearing an ostomy bag. And so, ignoring it is going to be one of the worse things you will do with yourself. Check the skin and look around the flange. The earlier you catch any issue with your stoma or the area around it, the better it will be.

Using stoma powder to treat redness and irritation in the peristomal skin

• The skin should be clean and dry before the stoma powder is applied upon it.
• Only small amount of powder should be applied, and the target should be the irritated skin area. Brush aside any excess powder.
• Use skin prep over the powdered area. It will help the powder to remain in one place.
• If there is no improvement, contact your ostomy care nurse.