Stoma Care and Application of Pouch System

Stoma care and application of Ostomy pouch system:

1. Start from the top of ostomy pouch. Press left hand against the skin, use right hand to gently remove skin wafer.
Examine the erosion of the skin wafer. The skin wafer should mirror the shape
of the peristomal skin (surrounding tissue) to determine the use of a flat,
shallow, or deep convexity appliance.
This also determines the wear time of the next skin wafer.

2. Wash stoma and peristoma with plain lukewarm water, no soap.
Pat dry. Measure stoma.* Cut stoma wafer to fit. Warm wafer between hands
for a few minutes before application.

3. Attach ostomy pouch to wafer. Hold them firmly against skin for 10-15 minutes
to increase adhesion. (wafers are pressure sensitive.)*

4. Pat your back for a job well done! Take a deep breath. Relax.



*Measure stoma for the first time. Check stoma size routinely. Stoma size changes
gradually.


*The effectiveness of a skin wafer/barrier for the first few hours determines its
wear time.

Prepared by: Erlinda Tom RN BSN COCN WCC

Some information taken from Ostomy Educational Pocket Guide from Coloplast Corp.1975 West Oak Circle Marietta, Georgia 30062

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Volunteer for Colostomy Friends

Dear Fellow Ostomates,

I want to invite you help empower and promote ostomy advocacy here in the philippines.

If you think you can help us in anyway you are able to do, please get

in touch for a meeting and brain storming session.

We need ostomates, cancer survivors and patients who might want to help people

in the same situation live a better and happy life.

We are counting on you. Its about time that we live understood and most of all accepted.

Would you live to volunteer. Get in touch with colostomyfriends@gmail.com

Make yourselves counted.

Thanks

R

Dress in Blue

Help raise awareness about colon cancer, celebrate survivors and help patients in need during National Colerectal Month. Dress in Blue to celebrate your activities

Alcare in the Philippines

If you are an alcare user, we distribute products here in the Philippines. Alcare carries different products for ostomy care. Thank you to colostomy friends for allowing us to post this advertisement. Wait for the launching of our website.

Ostomy Support Group Makati

Ostomates Support Group Meeting
Please Join us at Dec 10 - Saturday 2:30 to 4:30 pm
at

The Carewell Community Foundation, Inc.

Our office/ facility is located at:
6th Floor, S & L Building
dela Rosa corner Esteban Streets
Legaspi Village, Makati City 1200 PHILIPPINES

Phone: (632) 815-1294
(632)751-0242


Please indicate if you will be able to join by posting in our shout box.

Ostomy Support Group Venue national kidney and transplant insitute

Hello fellow Ostomates,

We will have a get together on December 9, 2011 at National Kidney Institute for a meeting and a support group. Hope that you can come. Please pass the word.

Salamat po.

Colostomy Friends