wafer breakdown - like a slit

Hello Everyone,

It has been 10 weeks since my surgery and I'm back to work Part Time and happy and healthy so far! Imagine how great I'm going to feel in about 6 more months!! Yea! I'm having a problem once and while and need some help. I use a one piece hollister with spray and powder, usually last 3 days - if I don't have a leak or other issues. Once and a while the wafer under hte lower part of the stoma, starts to tear/breakdown, I can feel with with my fingers through the bag, plus I start to feel a little itch. Is that because of something I may be eating, or are they faulty bags or what. Now I can eat EVERYTHING even corn, omgosh, but I'm careful! I also started drinking ice coffee which I never could have before, maybe the acid in the coffee?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

Renee
Sufffered for 24years with UC, now loving life so much more
Surgery 02/29/2012

Post Edited (Salamore) : 5/11/2012 4:33:58 PM (GMT-6)

Well I was told to only use Ivory soap in that area or just plain water. I wipe the area around the stoma then I use a Barrier Spray, then let it dry and then put on powder (that's only because I have some ulceration, but it is finally clearing up! Sometimes when I take a shower my hair condition fall around my stoma when rinsing my hair, then when I get out of the shower I wipe around it with water or ivory soap. Then when I go put on my one piece, sometimes it doesn't stick, so I have to through it away and repeat the process. This morning I went through 3 one piece untill it finally stick, it was so frustrating.

Renee

WOW Dan, that's interesting, I think I'm using too much powder. I will do that next time and change the wafer afterwards. If my rash disappears do I still have to use the powder or can I stop? Still learning.

Thanks for the great advice....

The spray I use is Cavalion...

yes it does dry sticky then I apply some powder! Am I correct in saying that if we use soap only use Ivory, that's what my ostomy nurse said! If my rash is gone do I still use powder?

It's interesting you say powder first then spray. When I was in the hospital the spray was applied first, then the powder, but lightly, by the nursing staff, later on by my home ostomy nurse, and a wound care nurse I meet for orientation at Norwalk Hospital, so now I am really confused!

I will ask about Friars compound that is interesting.

Also, I have only be 10 weeks out from surgery and I get tired if I do too much, did you also? And I keep forgetting to drink 8 glasses of water a day, I know that is very important because of ostomy wearers can get very dehydrated easily? Right?

Renee

Renee
Be sure to use the full name for the Friar's. They have another Friar's but the name is shorter. Go to the website well.ca . That is the pharmacy that I order from. The home page has a search box. Search Friars and both will come up. It is the $9.49 product, not the $7.69.

Dan

Renee
Have you asked your ostomy nurse about Friar's?

Dan

HI Dan,

I mentioned Friar's to my ostomy she never heard of it, but I will go to their website. She also said that in a year I will probably be on a different system, newer products come out and your anatomy can change.

Hi Jimmy,

I am like a new person, I can't believe it! My sister and mother kept telling me that I am so much nicer and sweeter - YA, I'm not sick everyday like I was -! Only those that have suffered from IBD or other disease know what it's like to live with this disease every day!

We are going to spend our day on our NEW DECK TODAY, just got finished last night, even if it rains!

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!