Hi grandma,
So sorry that your stoma is suffering...I never use bandaids because I find that they do not absorb enough and the plastic encourages bacterial growth which causes redness and itchiness.
I use the mini-packets of kleenex then I fold them in half...they make for the perfect size and shape, are really quite absorbant and I just chuck them in the garbage can afterwards...they are also biodegradable...bandaids are not.
If I am really very leaky then I add half of a minipad stuck to the inside of the unddies in the right spot. I only tape down the kleenex at night and then with a very thin piece of transpore tape (a few millimeters wide). That is the least irritating covering that I have found...I change them when wet or gooey but if I am not leaky then I can wear the same one most of the day.
The packets are easy to carry around, easy to buy and don't take up a lot of space.
Try them for a few days and let me know.
Hope that this helps
Sharon