Helpful hints
HELPFUL HINTS FOR POUCHING
- Be organized — gather all supplies beforehand.
- Empty the previous pouch into a diaper or container before removing. Older children can sit on the toilet to empty their pouch.
- Wash the skin around your child’s stoma with mild soap and warm water, or use a ConvaTec AllKare® Adhesive Remover Wipe, which does not contain oils or lotions that may make it difficult for the pouching system to stick.
- Prior to pouching your child, make sure that the skin around the stoma is dry.
- Look at the stoma to assess the color. The stoma should be bright red.
- Look at the skin around the stoma frequently. The skin should look like skin on other areas of the body.
- Monitor the skin for any prickly rashes that may be a candidal yeast rash1. If you notice a rash, or have any questions, call your doctor or stoma care specialist.
HELPFUL HINTS FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS
- Always keep doctors’ and stoma care specialists’ contact information readily available.
- Always keep the order number for your child’s ostomy appliance, as well as your local ostomy appliance distributor’s contact information, available.
- Always carry extra supplies and a change of clothes in your diaper bag.
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References [+]
- Garvin G. Caring for children with ostomies. Pediatr Surg Nurs. 1994;29(4):645-654.