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Reply to "The side holes of my catheter is causing my stoma to bleed. Help!"

With only 5 days of using the catheter, both you and your stoma are newbies with this procedure. It gets better with time. I am 9 years out and occasionally my catheter gets "grabbed" on the way out. Relaxing and giving the catheter a twist helps.  Seeing almost any amount of blood in the early stages can be upsetting, but it is usually harmless.  If you find the holes in your catheter have rough edges ( a rare occurrence), they can be smoothed with a nail file or Dreml tool.

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