A stoma is an opening created during surgery on the intestines.
My stoma is sticking out.
You may see a little mucus.
Then last thursday i noticed my stoma seemed to be sticking out a bit more than usual.
When i went to get measured for my stoma i asked the stoma nurse if the surgeon knew the importance of creating a stoma which sticks out far enough she said yes.
The surgeon certainly does have some control over it but perhaps not totally.
It was about time to change the ostomy bag anyway so i went into the bathroom removed the bag and gasp.
Your stoma may bleed a little when you clean it.
Always has since i got it in 11 12.
My stoma sticks out about an inch.
Making sure your ostomy pouch adheres properly will go a long way towards preventing leaks.
Here are some tips for staying leak free.
Most stomas stick out a little over the skin but some are flat.
Damaged skin around your stoma can be hard to manage because you need to place the ostomy pouching system over the irritated area.
The skin around your stoma should be dry.
Came home with the dreadful hollister bags got rid of them real quick then changed to a one piece coloplast flat base.
Since i started a new med gattex in the attempt to get less output and some nutrition from what i eat on tpn for rest of life the width of stoma increased a tad where the wafer has to be adjusted more to fit.
The feces that come out of the stoma can be very irritating to the skin.
When the intestine does not function well enough to move stool out through the anus a procedure can reroute part of the intestine to the surface of the abdomen waste can be eliminated into a pouch attached outside the body called an ostomy appliance.
And now i write this i m not sure why i just never asked the surgeon directly.
Because my stoma is so flat and the output is so close to the skin it doesn t take much for the bag not to stick.
Faecal contact with skin for those with a colostomy pancaking where the output sticks to the top of the bag can cause the bag to lift and the output to come into contact with the skin which can cause sore irritated skin.
Ileostomy output is more acidic and corrosive as the enzymes are not being broken down by the colon.
My stoma stick out about 1 inch had it since september last year sometimes though it can retract to skin level.
A stoma is very delicate.
These enzymes can cause the skin to break down if it comes into.
So it is important to take special care of the stoma to avoid.
Put a high priority on ostomy skin health.
Seemed ok for awhile but had to add eakin seals that became a nightmare getting all of the glue off when.
