i need help! My skin around my stoma started being irritated shortly after surgery. I'm 4 weeks post op and it is burning like crazy. My home health nurse said it's a yeast infection and I got nystatin powder to put on it. It just says to apply when changing bag but won't that keep it from sticking? Also the paste burns like crazy due to the infection but I'm still trying to use it. I feel like though where I put the paste, the stool oozes under there and makes my skin burn more. How do I make a solid seal around the stoma?
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Hi there, Im having similar problems, illeostomy created in Feb after failed J pouch. My nurse said to apply the powder, then spray on barrier film, 3 times in a technique known as crusting, you could also apply a barrier sheet before putting on the wafer, first smear on a little anti fungal cream. Suggest you also use Eakin Barrier Seals or one of the other brands like Convatec or Coloplast, they all do them and will send out free samples of all their products if you phone them, they stop the output getting onto your skin.
There are so many products and its all a bit overwhelming at times, just keep trying the free samples, something will work for you.
Good luck with it all
Heather
Not sure if this is possible for you or not considering the limitations of leaving the ileo without a bag but...(maybe you could try this while laying in the tub without water.
1. put a sun lamp on the stoma for a few minutes morning and night (you may wish to cover the sensitive tissues with a damp cotton pad while the lamp is on it.
2. Blow dry the skin...ditto, in the tub without water...the heat helps to kill the bacteria and heals the skin...put the dryer on medium heat so as not to burn the skin...the skin must be dry and not have any creams on it when
the skin must be dry and not have any creams on it when you do either of these.
My dad taught me most of these tricks but my mom worked in the maternity ward and used to put the lamps on women with episiotomies to help them to dry out and heal...same idea.
Sharon
Heavily smear ilex paste all around your Stoma, affix your Stoma appliance directly over the ilex and keep it on as long as possible until you need to change your appliance, ideally, try and manage at least 2 or maybe 3 days.
When changing your appliance the ilex paste will peel away from around your Stoma in large chunks, peel it all off completely.
If your skin is still severely damaged and painful, heavily reapply the ilex paste and stick your Stoma appliance over it again, following same proceedure as before .
However, if the first application of ilex has healed you skin, just applied a small pea size amount of ilex paste all around your Stoma as a preventative measure, don't rub the ilex into the skin, try to keep it on top of the skin, after all, the ilex is a barrier cream, designed to protect the skin.
I've had tremendous results using ilex paste in such circumstances and how I've described.
I don't think using heat lamps or anything like that is wise, you don't want to risk damaging the small intestine which may jeoardise the procedure.
Whilst awaiting my takedown, I was in so much pain due to my skin erosion and out of desperation, I suggested to my Stoma Nurse that I'd read that applying ice will relieve my pain; my Stona Nurse hit the roof, stating that the intestines have no feelings and I could cause frostbite and not realise.