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Peristomal Skin Care

Peristomal Skin Care

Your peristomal skin should be just as itch-free and healthy-looking as the rest of your abdomen skin. Learn more about peristomal skin care here.

Aimee Sharp
Clean the skin around the stoma

How To Clean the Skin Around the Stoma

People with ostomies need to take special care of the stoma and surrounding skin. See these answers to the most commonly asked questions about stoma care.

Laura Cox, LPC


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How do you explain what an ostomy is to someone?
Andy S.
Explaining what an ostomy is and what it does is not always the easiest task.
 
I usually assess the situation and the person or people I’m talking to before determining how I’m going to explain what an ostomy is...