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Ostomy Support Services (Kettering Health Network)
The specialized knowledge and unmatched experience of our certified ostomy educators will aid the ostomate in returning to an active and productive way of living. Knowledge is an important aspect of the care of your stoma. The ostomy nurses want this website to be an aid to your return to a productive and wonderful life.
http://www.khnetwork.org/ostomy/index.cfm |
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Peristomal Skin Care (The Oley Foundation)
As with most situations, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure when it comes to peristomal skin care. Caring for the skin around your stoma is not difficult as long as you keep in mind some basic principles. The skin around your stoma is exposed to potential trauma every day. The products that you use to remove adhesive as well as cleanse and protect your skin can help your skin stay healthy or conversely, contribute to skin breakdown.
http://www.oley.org |
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Skin Problems from stomas (DermNet NZ)
Worldwide, millions of individuals have stomas. Skin problems relating to the stoma are extremely common.
http://dermnetnz.org/reactions/stoma.html |
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Hirschsprung’s Disease Treatment Homecare (University of California, San Francisco)
If your baby has anal surgery without a stoma, he or she will go home in one to three days. Your baby will most likely have a lot of diarrhea, and it will be important to protect the skin around the anus at all times. Your child's nurse will teach you how to mix and apply a cream called "butt balm". Use this cream at all times to protect the skin from the irritating effects of diarrhea.
http://www.pedsurg.ucsf.edu/hirschsprungs/homecare.asp |
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Ongoing Considerations for Daily Living
Meticulous skin care around the stoma is important. The skin around the stoma should be free of redness and/or irritation and look like the skin on the rest of your abdomen. Check your skin and stoma each time you change your pouching system.
http://www.caet.ca/booklet_ileostomy5.htm |
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