Sore skin around stoma

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After having bad diarrhoea for a number of weeks, the constant, very fast changing of my pouches, have left my skin very sore, in fact the skin has broken in one place! I've tried Sudocrem but it's still quite painful! It's just about where adhesive sticks, any advice please?

Moira x

  • I've been offline a while so sorry for the late reply. Hopefully things are getting better. 

    If not, they make skin protectant sheets designed for people allergic to adhesives on the ostomy appliances. These will protect your skin from the adhesive and may give you some temporary relief while the skin heals.