Managing and preventing irritation of skin around the stoma is critical to maintaining a positive quality of life when living with an ostomy. Always seek the guidance of an ostomy nurse when dealing with skin issues and selecting products that may help you maintain healthy peristomal skin. Here is a guide from the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN):
And below is an application to help you evaluate your skin health:
Peristomal Skin Assessment Guide
for consumers by WOCN Society and Hollister Incorporated
Webinars
Scratching the Surface of Peristomal Itching: the Invisible Peristomal Skin Concern
Digging Deeper into Peristomal Itching: the Invisible Peristomal Skin Concern
Peristomal Skin irritation: Causes and Management
Ostomy Skin Barrier Formulations
These Webinars Were Created for UOAA by Hollister
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United Ostomy Associations of America
P.O. Box 525
Kennebunk, ME 04043-0525
Call us toll-free at: 1-800-826-0826.
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