Staying on top of hygiene and skincare routine can help you retain healthy peristomal skin. The most significant reason for the occurrence of peristomal skin complications is poor hygiene. In this article, we are going to talk about ways to ensure effective skincare and hygiene. Peristomal skincare Peristomal skin is the skin around the stoma. Here is how you can keep it healthy.
Bathing and showering You bathe or shower with your ostomy just as you did before ostomy surgery. Soap and water do not flow into the stoma. That said, here are some tips that you may find useful.
If you want to keep your peristomal skin healthy, you are going to have to make sure that you stay on the top of your body hygiene. If you, somehow, develop any peristomal skin complications, contact your ostomy care provider as soon as you can.
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