Ostomy Care and Tips
Featuring ostomy care guides, tips and tricks, and advice on how to manage a stoma.
Guide to Shaving around Your Stoma: Ostomy Tips
I came across an interesting question on an ostomy support forum, which I really hadn’t expected anyone to ask.
My Ostomy Travel Kit – March 2015 Edition! (w/ video)
An ostomy EDC (every day carry) kit is priceless if you’re faced with an emergency leak or bag change while out of your home. When I put together my 2014 EDC kit, I had a few extras in there that I thought I might need soon after surgery. In this post, I’ll give you a run down of my 2015 travel kit with tips on how to put together your own.
Healing the Skin around the Stoma – OSTOMY TIPS (w/ Video)
The ideal appliance will fit in a way that protects your skin while also providing a durable, and secure fit. Unfortunately, not every ostomate can achieve this balance so easily, so many will experience a breakdown of skin around the stoma.
Ostomy Diet: What to Eat in the First Six Weeks (w/ video)
I was fortunate to have received quite a bit of information about what foods to eat (and avoid) following my ileostomy surgery. The information was quite important because it was aimed to not only prevent dehydration but also to avoid potential blockages.
Because our stoma swells up after surgery, we can’t eat meals that would be hard to pass through that swollen stoma.
Knowing how to reduce the risk of blockages is important (saving you a trip from the ER!).
