How to provide care that can make ostomy patients more comfortable and their families more worry-free?

Now with the improvement of medical standards, many previously incurable diseases are now well treated, and the chance of rebound is very small. But have you ever heard of ostomy disease? Once this disease is not treated well, it is very likely to cause wound infection, which will have a negative impact on yourself and your family. The impact, especially for family members, will increase their worries and make the patient more uncomfortable.

Stomy disease is an operation performed on the human abdomen. Since the human abdomen is the base of the small intestine, there is a lot of digestive juice in it. If the wound is not handled carefully, it is very likely to cause infection, and even the small intestine. Will digest the skin around itself. Cause severe discomfort to the patient. Ostomy care is different from general postoperative care, requiring long-term or even lifelong care, and has certain requirements for nursing skills. Therefore, medical staff will take the trouble to teach patients and family members to replace the ostomy bag and chassis before the patient is discharged.

Because you want the patient to be more comfortable, professional knowledge is essential. Carefully study the replacement process of the stoma chassis and pouch. Pay attention to hygiene during the replacement process, and add care products appropriately according to your own situation, such as stoma. There are skin care powders to keep the skin dry, stoma protective films to protect the skin from base adhesive and excrement, and products such as rings, belts, and anti-leak creams to help prevent leakage. These consumables do increase the cost of care, but they ensure the health of the skin around the stoma and prevent the leakage of dirt.

Patients with abdominal wall stoma can obtain a quality of life similar to that of ordinary people through high-quality stoma care. You can even do appropriate fitness exercises to better resolve your physical discomfort.