You might have recently had an ostomy. If you had this, you would have to wear an appliance for this at all times. There are times where one would find it really frustrating. There would be times that it would feel really itchy.
Be sure you read everything in the following paragraphs so you would have enough knowledge. You will be taught on the proper procedures of replacing your ostomy appliance. When you follow the procedures, you would be certain that its surrounding skin is maintained healthy.
The first thing to do is to prepare the materials you will need. You need to have clean water, gauze strips and a paper towel. You should prepare the new bag. Make sure it is pre cut already. You will need to dispose the old one so be sure you have all these materials prepared.
Remove your shirt. Insert the paper towel between the skin and your underwear. It would help you change the bags in a neat way. It would avoid having dirt on your underwear and skin when you change it.
To remove the old one, hold the skin down with one hand. Pull the bag away until the stoma is completely uncovered. Throw that away in the waste bin. Be sure that you always have a bin that will just be a reach away when you are changing so that you could easily throw that away. It is also best to shave away the hair around it. This would help the bag stick better. You will also feel less pain when you peal it away.
Soak some gauze strips on the water and use that in wiping the skin. Pay close attention to the surrounding parts. Wipe your stoma until it becomes clean. Use a paper towel to dry that. Paper towels are the best ones to use since it could absorb better. It will also not stick on your skin.
You could use a lotion recommended for it. It would help lessen the sore. But, it would hinder the appliance from sticking well. Place the new one. Make sure it would stick well. You can use your palms to make sure of that.
It would be better if you will be changing it in the morning. This is the time that the stoma is the smallest although it is still active. Most people who have it do that as well. The number of times you are going to be changing your appliance will depend on your supply and its behavior. There would be circumstances that you could just do that every other day. There would also be circumstances that it should be done every day. If you think that is not budget friendly just have that done every morning.
You should ask for the assistance of your doctor so you could take care of it in a better way. Doctors could recommend the best type of appliance for you. They could recommend stuff to lessen pain as you are replacing it. Before you change it, check if your hands are clean. If you check it, you could prevent some infections.
Be sure you read everything in the following paragraphs so you would have enough knowledge. You will be taught on the proper procedures of replacing your ostomy appliance. When you follow the procedures, you would be certain that its surrounding skin is maintained healthy.
The first thing to do is to prepare the materials you will need. You need to have clean water, gauze strips and a paper towel. You should prepare the new bag. Make sure it is pre cut already. You will need to dispose the old one so be sure you have all these materials prepared.
Remove your shirt. Insert the paper towel between the skin and your underwear. It would help you change the bags in a neat way. It would avoid having dirt on your underwear and skin when you change it.
To remove the old one, hold the skin down with one hand. Pull the bag away until the stoma is completely uncovered. Throw that away in the waste bin. Be sure that you always have a bin that will just be a reach away when you are changing so that you could easily throw that away. It is also best to shave away the hair around it. This would help the bag stick better. You will also feel less pain when you peal it away.
Soak some gauze strips on the water and use that in wiping the skin. Pay close attention to the surrounding parts. Wipe your stoma until it becomes clean. Use a paper towel to dry that. Paper towels are the best ones to use since it could absorb better. It will also not stick on your skin.
You could use a lotion recommended for it. It would help lessen the sore. But, it would hinder the appliance from sticking well. Place the new one. Make sure it would stick well. You can use your palms to make sure of that.
It would be better if you will be changing it in the morning. This is the time that the stoma is the smallest although it is still active. Most people who have it do that as well. The number of times you are going to be changing your appliance will depend on your supply and its behavior. There would be circumstances that you could just do that every other day. There would also be circumstances that it should be done every day. If you think that is not budget friendly just have that done every morning.
You should ask for the assistance of your doctor so you could take care of it in a better way. Doctors could recommend the best type of appliance for you. They could recommend stuff to lessen pain as you are replacing it. Before you change it, check if your hands are clean. If you check it, you could prevent some infections.
