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Feb 13, 2004 22:41:10 GMT -5
Post by Rymat on Feb 13, 2004 22:41:10 GMT -5
Hi! I just registered and am glad I found something like this. I had an ileostomy placed on May 5th of 2003 and I have never felt better. I only have one issue...excercise. I used to run 5K and 10K's...since the surgery, I have such a hard time because my skin itches so bad when I do anything that makes me sweat (that is what I have concluded...I think) and I have not run since April of 2003...any suggestions.
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Feb 14, 2004 4:19:00 GMT -5
Post by Jason_D on Feb 14, 2004 4:19:00 GMT -5
Hi there, You could try using a barrier cream to ease the skin and help relieve the itching when it happens. Just rub it ont he skin around the stoma where the bag sticks, then let it dry for a few seconds and stick the bag on. Alternatively, you could maybe try putting and brand new pouch on before you go running, and of course clean the skin etc - the full routine, and see if a fresh pouch and skin helps to stop that happening too. Hope that helps you. Enjoy the running. Buh bye now, Jason D. webmaster and colostomist. www.ostomy.fsnet.co.uk
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Feb 15, 2004 10:35:53 GMT -5
Post by Rymat on Feb 15, 2004 10:35:53 GMT -5
Thank you so much for your response. Do you have any suggestions on what kind. I am very unfamiliar with barrier cream.
And thank you again. I am sooooo glad I found this site. I received many emails with help that I still have to respond to.
Rymat
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Feb 15, 2004 14:08:49 GMT -5
Post by Jason_D on Feb 15, 2004 14:08:49 GMT -5
HI again, Barrier cream is pretty much all the same. Personally I like Pelican's barrier Cream which is available in the UK and Netherlands only. Failing that, if you dont like in the UK or Netherlands then the next best is Coloplast's barrier cream. If I remember rightly it's called "comfeel". The relevent companies websites will have contact details for you to samples. www.coloplast.com www.pelicanhealthcare.co.uk Or you can find contact details for both companies on this page of my site: www.ostomy.fsnet.co.uk/manufacturers.html Asides from those two companies, most of the main ostomy companies make their own version of barrier creams. If you have contact with a Stoma Nurse/ET Nurse he or she will be able to advise of the ones on the market and maybe even have some samples for you. Buh bye now, Jason D. webmaster and colostomist. www.ostomy.fsnet.co.uk
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Feb 15, 2004 21:32:30 GMT -5
Post by Rymat on Feb 15, 2004 21:32:30 GMT -5
Thanks a ton Jason, I am going to Coloplasts website as I type.
This website is a great help.
Back again. I guess I already use that. I use Convetec. It is the rest of the skin under the adhesive that is doing bad. I wouldn't put the barrier paster over the whole thing right...maybe this is a problem no one else has. I sweat so much when I excercise that I have to figure out a way to stop the sweating. Any other ideas? THe barrier paste works excellent to make a seal and I never have any leaking if I put it on well. The problem is with the rest of the adhesive...am I clear?
Sandy
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Feb 16, 2004 11:29:47 GMT -5
Post by Jason_D on Feb 16, 2004 11:29:47 GMT -5
No, I dont mean a barrier paste. That is a paste you splodge around the circumference of the stoma for a better seal. Dont rub that all over the skin cos it will make a mega mess and more than likely actually prevent the bag from sticking. Barrier paste is usually alcohol based so it will sting any raw skin it comes in contact with up application. So again, dont rub it over your entire flange area skin. Barrier cream is a specially forumlated skin cream (just like Savlon and other white coloured skin creams) which you rub all over the skin that the bag will stick too. Again, Coloplast Comfeel is a good one - if it's still called that. If you make a call to any of the Customer Support lines the manufacturer's offer should, they should be able to tell you about the various barrier/skin creams the have on offer. Good luck, Buh bye now, Jason D. webmaster and colostomist. www.ostomy.fsnet.co.uk
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