@Lauren Of Emerald City posted:Yeast infections around the stoma??? Dang that sounds super painful!!! I never knew that could happen! I could not imagine going through that!
Basic fact of nature and biology: Yeast/fungal infections flourish anywhere the sun doesn't shine and where there is moisture. When you have nonstop leakages and the sun is not shining on your abdomen, the two elements to create the medium in which fungi thrive are present.
I battled yeast infections for 25 years taking antibiotics. In an average male the most common fungal infections are jock itch (underside of scrotum) and athletes foot (soles of feet), again, areas of the body where (1) sun doesn't shine and (2) moisture collects during activity.
In my experience however with antibiotics, the 2 areas where I would get yeast infections were armpits and leg pits, for the aforementioned reasons. And you stop the yeast infections by keeping the areas dry and getting light on them and using antifungal powder.
The temporary ileostomy and constant leakages and the appliance created a situation of constant moisture and since I couldn't get light on my scar, or keep it dry, I couldn't solve it. Takedown solved it. But for the constant leakages that NEVER would have happened.