While Ostomy surgery can be a scary thing to hear that you or a loved one needs. Please remember that it drastically improves the lives of many people with certain diseases and even saves lives. After having the surgery there is special care that is needed so that you can live your best life. While there are different kinds of products for you to use after surgery there are some basics that apply no matter which product you choose after surgery. The following are the supplies you want to make sure that you have on hand every time that you change your colostomy bag. Adhesive remover, skin protector, wafer, writing utensil, measuring guide, stomahesive paste, plastic bags, washcloth and towel, new pouch, and scissors.

Do not get overwhelmed by the number of supplies needed as we will go over everything step by step to make sure you are confident in what you need to do. The way to start off best is to make sure that you are changing this at a time when your stoma is not active. A lot of people find first thing in the morning as a good time to do this. It is also recommended to not eat late at night before a change. but whenever you decide for you to do it is fine. You need to make sure that your hands are washed and clean. The next step is to empty the pouch. Like you do every day. Next, you will want to wipe the tape around the wafer still attached to you with adhesive remover.

The point of this is to break that seal as easily as possible and remove it from your skin. Now put all the items you just removed into a plastic bag to dispose of. Alright, now the next thing you will want to do is to clean the stoma using a washrag and warm water. Most find this is easiest to do in the shower just keep in mind not to use any scented soap. Next, you will want to make sure that you pat the stoma dry. Then measure your stoma. Once done trace the correct size and cut out the middle. Do not eyeball this use the pencil to trace it. Then you will apply your skin protector to the skin where you will place the wafer. We are almost done with just a few more steps.

Now peel the paper from wafer and apply some stomahesive paste around the cut in the circle. Now you will want to remove the paper backing from the tape and press over the stoma. Take care to make sure that the stoma is in the center and that you smooth any wrinkles. Now you snap the new pouch onto the wafer and give it a tug to protect against any leaking, Hold in place for about a minute to make sure it has a good seal on it. Then close the bottom of the bag with the clip.