Guidelines for Using Hollister Ostomy Supplies Properly

Your patient may feel a bit confused by the variety of ostomy supplies if they have recently undergone ostomy surgery or are still getting used to live with a stoma.

Your patient may need to utilize an ostomy accessory in addition to their pouching system, which consists of the ostomy skin barrier and a pouch, to improve the effectiveness of it. Accessories can extend the skin barrier's wear period, stop leaks, lessen odour, and facilitate pouch emptying. These include items like belts, barrier rings, adhesive removers, and stoma pastes. These items play a significant role in many patients' daily hygiene and ostomy care routines.

• Use flexible barrier rings

The peristomal skin is protected by barrier rings. The barrier ring will aid in smoothing out rough skin surfaces to improve the skin barrier's fit and aid in preventing stoma output leaking behind the skin barrier.

Because of its adaptable nature, you can cut, stretch, or stack these barrier rings to assist a pouching system fit better. They can be applied directly to clean, dry peristomal skin or to the adhesive side of the skin barrier. They are offered in a variety of sizes and thicknesses.

• Convex barrier rings

Additionally, the Medical Supply Store sells a convex barrier ring attachment. Convex barrier rings aid in giving a skin barrier a mild convexity, which can enhance the barrier’s fit, reduce leakage, and safeguard the peristomal skin.

The Adapt convex barrier ring is available in many sizes and two distinct shapes—round and oval—to fit a wide range of stomas. The adhesive side of the skin barrier or the convex side of the convex barrier rings should be put to dry peristomal skin, flat side down.

• Lubricating deodorant

Pancaking is an issue that many patients who have an ileostomy or colostomy suffer. Stool that becomes trapped at the top of a pouching system that surrounds the stoma is referred to by this word. The contents of the pouch stick to the top so they can't fall to the bottom, which might lead to leakage problems or interfere with the operation of the integrated ostomy pouch filter.

By making pouch emptying simpler, lubricating deodorants also reduce faeces adhering to the pouch. It helps the poo move to the bottom of the pouch and lubricates the interior of the ostomy pouch.

• Skin protective wipes

Living with an ostomy requires wearing an ostomy skin barrier for extended periods of time and removing it from the skin while changing a pouch. Skin irritation or pain might arise from this.

In addition to acting as a barrier between the skin and the ostomy skin barrier, Adapt no sting skin protecting wipes aid to protect the skin when it comes into touch with effluent and when removing adhesive materials.

• Ostomy belt

An ostomy belt could boost your patient's confidence if they're searching for greater security with their pouching device. When used with a pouching system, adding an ostomy belt is frequently advised by doctors to increase convexity and guarantee a better fit with the skin barrier.

Patients can utilize pouches with belt tabs and our Adapt elastic belt. Make sure the belt is worn in line with the stoma and that the tabs face outward toward the body. Make sure the belt is secure but not too tight. Two fingers should be able to easily pass between the skin and the belt when it is fitted properly.

• Stoma powder

Stoma powder is a non-medicated powder that is applied to the skin surrounding the stoma to absorb moisture from mildly inflamed or damp skin. Better barrier adhesion is made possible by the powder's ability to absorb moisture from the skin around the stoma.

Stoma powder doesn't contain any medication; instead, it only absorbs more moisture to improve the chances that a skin barrier will attach to the skin. Dust the powder over the peristomal skin that is being impacted, being careful to brush off any extra powder that can interfere with the barrier's adhesion. Once the skin has healed, make sure to stop using the stoma powder. Although it is not always essential, some physicians may advise using a skin barrier protection wipe over the powder.

Conclusion

These are the best ostomy supplies that you can shop for from Medical Supply Group and enjoy living a healthy and safe life.