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    Stoma Care: Your Stoma and Skin

    Step-by-Step

    Person peeling ostomy bag down and away from stoma on belly.

    1. Gently peel the old pouch down and away from your skin.

    Ostomy bag tied in plastic bag being placed in trash.

    2. Put the old pouch in the trash.

    Hands scrubbing with soap under faucet with running water.

    3. Wash your hands.

    Getting folded cloth wet under faucet with running water.

    4. Wet a soft wash cloth.

    Person holding shirt up with one hand and other hand wiping skin around stoma with wet cloth.

    5. Wipe the skin around the stoma.

    Hand wiping stoma with wet cloth.

    6. Gently clean the stoma.

    Person holding shirt up with one hand and other hand patting skin around stoma dry with folded cloth.

    7. Pat the skin and stoma dry.

    Person holding shirt up with one hand to show stoma on belly and other hand holding mirror to look at stoma.

    8. Use a small mirror to check your stoma for problems.

    Wipes in package with corner of package peeled back.

    9. Use a skin barrier wipe, if needed.

    Person using wipe on skin around stoma.

    10. Apply the wipe to the skin around the stoma.

    Person putting ostomy bag around stoma.

    11. Change the pouch as directed.

    Hands scrubbing with soap under faucet with running water.

    12. Wash your hands.

    Online Medical Reviewer: Jen Lehrer MD
    Online Medical Reviewer: L Renee Watson MSN RN
    Online Medical Reviewer: Rita Sather RN
    Date Last Reviewed: 11/1/2022
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    Southern New Mexico
    Surgery Center
    2301 Indian Wells Rd. Suite B
    Alamogordo, NM 88310
    www.snmsc.org

    Phone: 575.437.0890
    Fax: 575.437.0905
    Email: info@snmsc.org

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