is it possible to take something to reduce stomach acid so the output doesnt burn my raw skin more???would that help my skin heal?? has anybody tried it? or pepcid??i will do anything to make it stop burning!

Hi...It sounds like you may have an ill fitting wafer. Put a call into your ostomy nurse. My wafer is tight enough that output really doesn't touch my skin. I think there are also skin barriers out there that might help.

dont have an ostomy nurse. long story...but im working on getting some convex barrier rings...i just thought if the output was less acidic, it might not eat the wafer so fast...

I go through a wafer a day...

Mine is because its a liquid due to my withdrawels from pain meds, i,m on Subonxe wihch all this crap causes it, but if you have alot of liquid try to thicken your out put , I hear some people say it works .

Nothing works for me but I have a whole other issue.Try eacken seaks there fairly cheap..

Company in my state helps people with low income called binsons and i,m 99% sure they go out of state give them a call if ya need the number let me know. Trust me I looked for yrs with no help until this company.

the problem is kinda a vicous circle...i have raw skin around the stoma, so i use powder, wipes, and paste...but, if i try to thicken it up, it stretches out the skin around the stoma when it comes out and hurts even more!!! (im guessing thats why it hurts more when it's thicker)...but, the last 2 days havent hurt very much, and this morning when i changed it, it looked a little better, could see some new skin! hopeully i can keep it up, and eventually just use the wipes...=)

Reducing stomach acid probably would not help, since by the time the stool goes through the small intestine, it is alkaline, not acid.

That said, trying antacids would not hurt either. Stay away from magnesium salts though because they cause diarrhea. Calcium salts are binding.

Jan

I suggest trying Stomahesive. I use this EVERY time I change my appliance. It's a paste in a tube (like thick toothpaste). I put a ring of it around the inside edge of my appliance - this helps reduce any area output will touch my skin. In Canada, Hollister sends out samples. I suggest checking their website to see if you can get some of this. Oh, and don't forget the importance of heat - I put my hand over my newly attached appliance for a few minutes - the heat helps the glue stick. good luck...

i already do all of that! =) i use powder and wipes on the raw area too...it does seem a little better the last few days. i got some eakin seals (samples) today and a box of stuff from another forum member (thanks!!) so i will try some new things and see what happens!

Enjoy the box of stuff

Have tried using an ostomy belt? There is an elastic waste band that attaches to the Hollister product that was my lifesaver. It held the wafer closer to my skin, if I didn't use it, I would get burning.

The belts cost around $10, I had two - one I wore into surgery and the other I threw away. They are machine washable, so if I got it dirty, I just threw it in the wash.

yep...i wear one. i love it...i would probably burn almost immediately without it. but with it, it starts burning after about 12 hours...but i also love the feeling of security with it too!

thanks again for the supplies!!