Various Stoma Products That You Should Know About

The great thing about living in this day and age is that you can pretty much get anything you want if you are willing to cough up the money to pay for it. We are no doubt living in the best period of time as far as having an ostomy goes, since there are just so many different products online that are available for you to buy. If you have had an ostomy for quite some time like I have, then you know the difference between having the right products at your disposal and having the wrong ones. We all have our favorite go to products and brands that keep our ostomies going from day to day, but did you know that there may be some products that you are missing out on? That’s right - today I am going to be writing about some products for your stoma that you could and should be using if you are not already. For all my novice ostomates out there who are reading this, this article should serve as a guide for you as you go through your ostomy journey. For my veterans out there, perhaps you can learn something new from this article as well. So without further ado, let’s talk about some stoma products that you should be using if you are not already.

The first product that I want to talk about is called a stoma plug. If you thought that the only thing you could throw on your stoma was an ostomy pouch, then you are totally not ready for what is about to come next. A stoma plug is a small cap that you can attach to the skin barrier in place of where your ostomy pouch should go. This stoma cap is not a different version of an ostomy pouch or anything like that; rather, it is something totally different. While an ostomy pouch will catch and hold the content that comes out of your stoma, a stoma plug will simply keep everything inside your stoma until you take it off. There are actually a lot of uses for a stoma plug,

but the main one that seems to be the most popular is for when people are wanting to get intimate with that special someone. Rather than have to deal with an ostomy pouch slinging around while you are doing your thing, you can use a stoma plug and keep everything sealed up while you have a good time. People also like to wear stoma plugs if they are doing certain physical activities like swimming or something like that. Keep in mind, however, that you should not wear a stoma plug for more than 20 to 30 minutes at a time, since you don’t want your stoma to become too backed up. 

Another product that I want to talk about for people with ostomies is called a skin barrier, or wafer. Now I am sure that everyone who has an ostomy knows what a skin barrier is, since you likely have to change it yourself everyday. However, did you know that there are a lot of different kinds of wafers available for people with ostomies? Since all of our bodies are different and our stomas unique, it makes sense that not everybody can make use of the same wafer. That is why there are actually a lot of different types of wafers for different people with different needs.