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Uncover Ostomy Great blog post featuring Jessica Grossman
maintenancewithashley.blogspot.com
My name is Ashley and I'm a Lifetime Weight Watchers Member and Weight Watchers Leader. I started the program in 2006 and lost a total of 33 lbs on the program. I became a Lifetime Member in April 2007 and have been maintaining my weight since then. ...
Fiona Hambling I hav noticed in alot of photos and other sites from America that people wear there bags outside there clothing.....but why?.........I hav always weared mine in the inside of my clothing...feels safer!!.....
Joey
www.mountsinai.on.ca
Familial Gastrointestinal Cancer Registry (FGICR)
Jessica Grossman These guys raised over $300 in one night :]
uncoverostomy.com
As I had mentioned in my previous post, a few guys I know here at Western decided they would use their annual handcuff party to raise money for UO. [See poster above]
Linda Winkelman-Buckman Going in the am for my colostomy..wish me luck!
Joey
ostomylifestyle.org
For many people trawling through pages of advice can become very confusing. These new information sheets contain only relevant and factual information, providing the tools for people to make their own decisions after stoma surgery.
Joey
pi.library.yorku.ca
Critical Disability Discourse (CDD) is a bilingual, interdisciplinary journal, publishing articles that focus on experiences of disability.
Joey
www.vblush.com
Vanilla Blush 171 Easterhill Street Tollcross Glasgow G32 8LE Telephone : +44 14176 30991 Mobile : +44 79888 40286 E-mail : info@vblush.com
Fabio
does anyone have any advice on skin irritation?
i have a couple of spots under the flange that seem to get red and irritated a little.
just wondering if there is any self remedies, or any products out there.
Glenn Pearson Stop asking over and over and over about the survey. People see it and will do it if they want to. It's like spam. Please stop. Thanks.
Olugbenga A Osho
Calling everybody! Paging all friends! LETS KILL ALL THE POUCHES!
Kindly help out with the survey in the link. Thanks
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Steve O'Donnell
Pfffff! bet that sucks lass, stupid stoma nurse, they can't just give up,,, can they?. Don't know if i have much to offer, but i'll give it a go....,
I'm assuming the stoma nurse has tried every barrier prep under the sun,yes/no? lol. The best one by far is 3M Cavilon no sting barrier film, tis non-alcoholic, tis what ...most pediactrics use under adhesives/surgical tapes, sticking down cannulas n such. quite good it is. I have a link to a page i made with a few good barrier preps on the market. http://www.thelifegoesonfoundation.org.u
Being alleric to all wafers can't be good lass, i don't know how common that is, might be hugely common,be interesting to find out, makes ya think about all the products involved . How do you clean your stoma, at the sink? in the shower? do you avoid soaps?. If you do use soap, it's best to use a pH neutral soap without antibacterial or
deodorant additives, thoroughly rinse. Residue
left on the skin under the barrier has a tendency in some to cause a chemical dermatitis .. Watch out for alkaline soaps as they can disrupt the acid mantle of the skin for up to 7
days, crippling an important barrier to infection. Soaps
containing moisturizers is a no-no for obvious reasons lol.
What products do you use with your pouching system?, if you have to use adhesives/caulking strips/pastes removers and the like, it's best to go for the products with the least alcohol content. even better to avoid them all together if can, might not be possible though. ostomy products that contain aclohol are well
documented as causing topical and systemic effects including skin
blistering, burns and ulcers
Allergy to the ingredients used in making the wafer are
rare say the ostomy industry, pfffffff, i say, what's in a pouch?
Well for a start the dry-tack(sticky bit) of the wafer is commonly made from a little tounge twister called "pentaerythritol ester of hydrogenated rosin", a kinda refined pine sap. Commonly known in the industrial world as "Colophony" or "Greek pitch", although granted a watered down version, still retains the sensitizing potentil of the industrial version. Something to think about when you go for a next patch test lass.
Other products commonly used to make the wafer are a form of natural gelatine i.e agar-agar or carrageenan, both of which are seaweed extracts, and a pectine generaly made from either citrus peel or apple pulp, the two are mixed together and left to set to form the wafer.
Alternatives? pffff are there any?
Salts in the UK do a protective base blate complete with collar that fits around the stoma, but i imagine that to be a hydrocolliode also, duo-derm they call it, might be a goer for you. Ask your stoma nurse if you can use a non-occlusive moisturizer with added vitamins A&D, kinda reduces redness and itching(won't reduce pouch adhesion), if not Calamine Lotion painted over the irritated area and dried will act as a
barrier and help reduce further irritation. Barrier films i have already mentioned. Maybe a few days a week using a large round Tegaderm/Duoderm dressing between the skin and the wafer may ease things a little, mind and cut a hole in the middle tho, lol.....as an after thought... if your using Kayara powder, throw it in the bin lol, does more harm than good. A little info "they" don't tell you at Team Kayara lol, Kayara powder releases acetic acid when it
comes in contact with moisture and burns the skin. So if you have weeping skin or are like any other human being and sweat, it's best to avoid it huh.
Whoops, turned out an essay huh,lots of info but not much help lol, ach no worries, any Q's, just giz a shout
Take care
Sweede
www.thelifegoesonfoundation.org.uk
3M Cavilon No Sting Barrier Film Wand Applicators No Sting Barrier Film - Wipes No Sting Barrier Film - Pump Spray Bottle A sting-free, alcohol-free liquid barrier film that dries quickly to form a breathable, transparent coating on the skin. ...
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Angela Brewer Hopkins I am looking for help! I have had my ostomy now for 3 1/2 years. I have found out that I am alergic to my appliance. Not just one...but all! Any applicane that has an adhiseve I can't wear. I have come up with a getto remedy to get me by for now. I go every 3 months to get a cortizone shot and a coctail of pills ...just so I can get by. I have seen a skin doctor one of the best out there. I had a patch test done. You name it I put my self through it. The ostomy nurse I was seeing when I had this surgery, left me after one year. I have tryed to turn to her for help and got nowhere. I feel like she just gave up. So I want to give up. But I can't I have a family and a life. There is so much more to my story you wouldn't belive. If anyone has anyinformation PLEASE pass it a long. Thanks for your time.
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