Causes of red skin
There are many reasons why your skin around the stoma can get red and sore. Some of them include irritation from stool, sensitivity/allergy to products you use like cleanser or moisturizer, yeast infection (Candidiasis). Below is a discussion of each one’s characteristics! The most common cause of redness to the skin surrounding an ileostomy is…
Easy Tips on how to Conceal Your Ostomy Pouch
After getting your ostomy pouch fixed, you might be worried if it will affect your day-to-day life. Well, in most cases, it will if you do not know how to live with it. The pouch has not been fixed to curtail your movements but rather to enhance them. So how do you live with it?…
The Choice of Pouch for Ostomies
There are two types of ostomy pouches – open and closed. Open-ended pockets have a valve at the bottom for emptying, which is not seen by anyone else. Closed-end bags cover the entire stoma opening with no hole for drainage or gas release. Closed-end ostomy pouches are typically used when patients need to protect their…
Handling Bowel Blockage and Obstruction
Some patients deal with the condition known as bowel blockage and obstruction. As a result, many patients have asked healthcare practitioners if they can experience bowel obstruction again after suffering from ulcerative colitis and having their large intestine removed. The condition known as bowel obstruction is when the movement of food, fluid or gas is…
Ostomy: Skin and protection
Many people have not tried barrier films or Ostomy screens yet because they are afraid it will be too uncomfortable. However, they do not know that barrier films can help you deal with any pain you may be experiencing due to your ostomy. Barrier films are a highly effective material that protects you from infection…
Stoma Care Guide
You’ve just been told you have a stoma. You may not know what an ostomy system or wafer is, but someone has probably already told you that they are for when your ostomy needs to be changed. You may also have heard someone refer to an ostomy pouch, and you’re left wondering what is an…
What You Should Know About Ileostomies
If you have a problem with your large intestine that cannot be addressed with medicines, you may require an ileostomy. Inflammatory bowel illness is one of the most prevalent causes of an ileostomy (IBD). Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are the two forms of inflammatory bowel disease. If your bowels do not cooperate, you may…
Do Men Experience Impotency After an Ostomy
One of the biggest concerns those that have IBD deal with after abdominal surgery is how it’ll impact their potency. Women are concerned with conception and birthing, and what scarring may impact the organs. Men are concerned more about the chances for impotence, and erectile dysfunction or even being able to sire children. Abdominal surgery…
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