Anyone had this? It kind of looks like a canker sore you would see in your mouth. It is at the top between the opening and the skin. It is not touching the opening or the skin, it is surrounded by normal stoma tissue.
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Yep... the surgeon said it was fine and they weren't going to do anything about it since the stoma was still working just fine.
My stoma nurse (same one who said to make sure the surgeon saw it) said she didn't think it was any big deal because "stomas tend to take care of themselves" but since she hadn't seen it before, she wanted my surgeon to see it anyway.
My stoma nurse (same one who said to make sure the surgeon saw it) said she didn't think it was any big deal because "stomas tend to take care of themselves" but since she hadn't seen it before, she wanted my surgeon to see it anyway.
Is it itchy? The peristomal skin is often prone to yeast infections because it's a nice moist breeding ground for opportunistic bacteria. You'll know it if you have one. It itches like crazy. Believe it or not that was the worst part of wearing a bag for me...you can't scratch it either.
If that's what it is, you can get a topical antifungal to apply to the area or if it's bad enough, go the systemic route and ask for fluconazole. Do you have an ostomy nurse to talk to/see to check it out?
Alison
If that's what it is, you can get a topical antifungal to apply to the area or if it's bad enough, go the systemic route and ask for fluconazole. Do you have an ostomy nurse to talk to/see to check it out?
Alison
The yeast infection lesions were around my stoma...since you say it's actually on your stoma, which is your intestine, that might not be what it is...another reason to check in with your ostomy nurse.
Alison
Alison
Yeah they didn't seem too concerned about it. How long did it take to go away? She had some decreased blood flow and a lot of her stoma was dusky purple and still is by this sore. I just hope the next time we change the bag it will be GONE!
Mine was white for a few days. Then it slowly started to heal. A week later, you couldn't have known it ever had a white spot. I did NOTHING to it and let it heal itself like my ostomy nurse thought it would.