Hello fellow sufferers

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I was diagnosed just 3weeks ago with bowel cancer. I've just had an ileostomy & trying to come to terms with all this stoma bag business.

As I was getting leaks my stoma nurse [who is great by the way] has given me some Dansac 'washers' to try...at least I think thats what they are called? Now I forgot to ask her which way around they go...or does it make no difference?

Hers a link to these 'washers':

Dansac 72540 Gx-tra Seal, 40 mm x30 | EasyMeds Pharmacy (Available free on the NHS)

Any help gratefully received...& thanks in advance!

cheers

Johnny60

Kareno62 16 days ago

Hi Johnny60 I don’t think it really matters. I used to get sore on just 1 side of my stoma so used to tear the rings into smaller pieces and just apply on the bit of skin that needed it?

You might also like to have a look at the stoma page on the board?

Ileostomy, colostomy and stoma support

Take care

Karen x

Macmillan Support Line - 0808 808 00 00, 7 days a week between 8am-8pm

Johnny60 16 days ago in reply to Kareno62

Thank you!

RaeUK 16 days ago

They look like the pads I was given for a while as my skin was getting a little sore.
They're sticky on both sides and stretchy. Very stretchy.
I'd be more concerned about the stretchiness as it's easy to make them a little too big for your stoma. You want to try and have it just neatly around the outside but close to the edge. I found it to be a bit of an art at first but ok when you get used to it.
Rae.

Johnny60 16 days ago in reply to RaeUK

I'll give them a go & see what happens. To be honest they don't seem to cause the itching my dansac bags did...at least so far..