Ostomy Care

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This is not a substitute for direct care by YOUR doctor. Confirm with your doctor before doing any of the following. 

• This is only some basic resources and information. Dedicated ostomy care specialists, or enterostomal therapists, are the best sources of information on ostomy care.

• There are multiple websites with excellent instructions on how to change your ostomy: 
  • https://www.ostomy.org/change-ostomy-pouch/

• https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/conditions-services/colon-rectal-surgery/ostomy/guide-to-pouching-systems/how-to-use-a-pouching-system

• https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/selfcare-instructions/ileostomy-changing-your-pouch

• https://www.ostomycanada.ca/ostomy-care-basics/general-management/changing-your-pouching-system/

• If you are worried that your skin is irritated, painful, or just that something is wrong despite doing what you can to fix an issue - try to be seen by a medical professional sooner rather than later. The longer skin is irritated, the worse things can get.