Showering with ostomy

What I used to do when I went into the hottub was empty the appliance, roll/fold it up, and then 'picture-frame' it with pink Hy-Tape. It would keep everything nice and dry. And sitting in a spa would be a situation which be much more likely to cause a seal to come loose.

kathy

I used a Hollister 2-piece system. I would always empty and then unclip the bag when I took a shower, leaving just the wafer on. That also gave me a chance to rinse the bag. I would use a hairdryer to dry the bag wafer when I got out. On days when I changed the bag, I would shower with the entire thing off, to give my skin a break.

Maybe try unclipping the bag if you have a 2-piece. Water made the bag heavier and perhaps the extra weight is pulling down on the seal and weakening it.

You can try covering it up with Press and Seal wrap. It works pretty good. The wafer will still sometimes get a little wet but then you can just use a hairdryer on it quick.

A friend who taught me a lot about ostomy care (She has had hers 21 years) swears that the best thing is a newspaper plastic bag taped to you is the best.
I don't get the paper.
so I fold my bag to make it a little smaller and make me a square of plastic/Saran wrap and tape that over my bag. When I had the huge open wound, I wrapped my torso in saran wrap. That's what my nurse told me to do. (then sponge bath what the saran wrap covered when I got out of the shower)

LOVE my "naked" showers on change day.

I pop my bag off and place it on the top of the toilet next to the shower. I shower, dry off the area around my wafer, and pop the bag back on, then continue drying off. I use coloplast products and the wafer never comes loose from getting wet. Love my change days when I shower with the wafer...I'm freeeeee..... :-)

I have a phobia of showering "naked". I have never showered without my bag/wafer on. Even when I haven't eaten in awhile, my stoma is constantly active and I can't imagine having stool come out as I'm trying to shower. There are some high tech products out there that I've been looking into. I have tried Saran Wrap and tape and blow drying and all that. Just haven't found something I'm satisfied with. Maybe I never will. Who knows.

Thanks everyone

I came up with something for my daughter that works great! She uses aqua guard 9x9 dressing protectors. They can be expensive but our insurance pays for them with a prescription just like the ostomy supplies. They are a square sheet of plastic with adhesive around the edges. You just fold up the bag and peel and stick! They work amazingly well! I think the cheapest I found them online for about $8 for a pack of 5. But because insurance will pay for them we just order from edgepark and they bill insurance.

I recently tried Coloplast Brava elastic barrier strips--they are basically curved strips that adhere around the edges of your barrier. While I don't think these are specifically designed to be waterproof, they have worked well for me in keeping the seal tight after I shower.

When I had an ostomy I just tried to not direct the shower over the bag area too much and then used a hairdryer immediately after to dry the area. I was changing the appliance every two days. My stoma was to active to shower 'naked'.
I did findgettign that bag wet was a problem and did not think of taping a plastic cover over the area but that seems like a very good idea.

I have always showered without a thought for my covering up my bag. On days I don't change the whole appliance I just put a dry bag on after I get out (I use a 2 piece) and I use a blow dryer to dry the flange. On days that I change the whole thing I shower "naked" to get my skin nice and clean.

Way back when...I always took the bag off and kept the wafer - like others have said.

When it was change time, I took it all off and showered allowing the hot spray to hit very directly around the ostomy area. It was wonderful!

Afterwards, I just toweled and blotted the area the snapped the bag back on.

Be well!

I, too, showered without the bag which gave me a chance to rinse it out....although I was told it wasn't necessary. If my stoma became active during my shower, it didn't bother me. Since I showered in the a.m. before breakfast, it never was that active at that time of day. Every seven days when I changed my wafer, I showered without anything "glued" to me. What a pleasure!