Stoma swollen

My stoma is swollen since I went back to work. I work in the heat as a bus driver on a bus that is not air conditioned. It is HOT. I am staying hydrated by drinking plenty of water, Gatorade, coconut water, etc.

I feel fine other than a little discomfort here and there when I wear the nu hope belt with the hole which seems to make the stoma even more swollen.

Today I wore a belt with no hole, which my doctor recommends over the belts with holes anyway. I felt more comfortable, but the stoma is still swollen.

He's not prolapsed out, not longer, but rather just fatter around. I normally cut a 25mm hole and he's roughly 28mm-30mm around.

Has anyone ever heard of the stoma swelling during the summer?

Could something be wrong with me? I had surgery in May to repair a very problematic parastomal hernia. I'm feeling much better now without all of the blockages and pain.

I'm sorry, I really don't know. My stoma didn't swell in the summer, but I live in a country where hot summers are a joke. If it started after you went back to work, maybe it's also related to sitting for hours at at a time as well as the heat. All I can suggest is getting in touch with your stoma nurse or surgeon and asking what they think.

Temps reach 110°, and sometimes even higher inside the bus. No, the seatbelt don't rub against the stoma.

I just think it must be the heat because I feel fine otherwise.

I have been cutting the hole bigger and switched to the stomocur, gelatin free wafer, which seems to stick better in the extreme heat. It's a wafer made for hot temperatures.

OMG Tracy...why don't they put air conditioners on the buses? Sorry, I never heard of the stoma swelling. What did your doctor say? You poor kid, you've been through the mill and back. Hope you get answers soon and do not have to go through any more crap.