Peristomal dermatoses commonly afflict the area around stoma openings ... This article summarizes various skin irritations that can occur after an ostomy and also reviews previously published ...

Change your pouch at least once every week. Change your ostomy pouch every seven days as follows: Use water or adhesive remover to gently remove the old pouch. Wash and dry the skin around the ostomy.

The ostomy bag, also called an appliance or pouch, fits over the stoma to collect the waste products while keeping the skin around the stoma ... or blue or has a rash or open sores, notify your ...

To prevent further complications, it is important to address skin disorders ... placing the ostomy equipment on the patient. However, this was found to be effective only when the irritation ...