How to prevent stoma leakage?

"Leakage" is undoubtedly one of the most distressing and headache problems for stoma patients, seriously affecting patients' physical and mental health. If we want to improve the quality of life and keep the stoma skin dry and comfortable, we first need to care for ourselves. Learn about the shape of the stoma. Why does it leak, and how to avoid stoma leakage?

What are the causes of stoma leaks:

1. The skin around the stoma is uneven: It is related to the shape of the patient's stoma, such as bulge, flat, invagination (retraction), etc. If the body is too fat or too thin, the chassis and the skin will not stick tightly, there will be gaps, and eventually, the exudate will leak.

2. The skin around the stoma is moist: it is also related to the change in the shape of the patient's excrement and the weather. Diet and drugs will affect the difference in the waste, such as thinning stool or watery stool, etc. hot weather will increase perspiration, causing the chassis to be sticky Drops can also cause leakage.

3. Nursing method problems: the chassis measurement is inaccurate, the pasting method is incorrect, the center of the chassis is too large, and the excrement leaks from the center hole to the skin.

4. The ostomy pouch contents are too entire: when the contents of the bag body reach 1/3, they should be emptied in time.

How do you choose the right care products to solve the problem of stoma leakage?

There are two types of care products on the market that can effectively solve the problem of stoma leakage, namely one-piece ostomy pouch and two-piece ostomy pouch:

One-piece ostomy pouch: the bag body and the chassis of the one-piece ostomy pouch are adhered together and cannot be separated. The chassis is thin and soft and has strong compatibility and compliance with the skin. It is suitable for ostomy edema and patients in the early postoperative period. In addition, the one-piece ostomy pouch is relatively light and does not require high flexibility of the patient's hand because it does not need to match the chassis and the ostomy pouch. When used, the ostomy pouch is directly attached to the abdominal wall, which is easier to operate and less expensive than the two-piece ostomy pouch. Slightly cheaper, but the direction of the mouth of the ostomy pouch should not be changed at will after pasting. The entire bag should be peeled off together with the chassis when replacing. Once removed, it cannot be reused.

Two-piece ostomy pouch: two-piece chassis and pouch are separate and connected by particular parts, so it becomes very convenient to remove the ostomy pouch; replacing the two-piece ostomy pouch allows you to change only the bag and leave the chassis in place. You can choose different loads according to the activity situation, which is more convenient. Products such as Innomed®can be applied to three body shapes flat, invaginated, and raised:

Flat: Innomed® flat chassis + plastic ring

Indentation: Innomed®convex chassis

Uplift: Innomed® plane chassis + barrier tape

Precautions:

It is also necessary to pay attention to the skin's health around the mouth during nursing. You can use accessory products, including stoma skin care powder, stoma clip, anti-leakage cream, anti-leakage ring, and a stoma skin protectant to help keep the skin dry and prevent leakage. Combined stoma.

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Editor: kiki Jia
Date: June6,6