My stoma care routine | by Louise
The next biggest hurdle we face after stoma surgery is how to change our appliance and time it when our stomas are less active. I have my stoma care routine down to a two minute change. It’s a really small part of my daily/weekly routine.
My change routine
- Two dry wipes soaked with hot clean water that I wring out
- Two dry wipes, one for making sure my stoma site is completely dry and the other to apply my barrier cream
- Nappy sack for my soiled bag and dirty wipes
- I always cut my baseplate just before I change
- Adhesive remover and barrier cream on the sink
- Bag and barrier ring always on the window ledge
My routine for changing
- Adhesive remover sprayed and soiled bag removed and placed into the nappy sack in the sink
- Two wet wipes to remove any adhesive remover and clean my stoma and site
- Dry wipe to dry my peristomal skin
- I check the site is dry and apply barrier cream on the skin around my stoma
- Apply my barrier ring which I mould to my stoma size
- Apply stoma bag, clear away the rubbish and wash my hands
