Baby Colostomy Bag

Stool drains from the stoma into a bag or pouch attached to the abdomen.

Baby colostomy bag. A colostomy bag is where your feces will collect while you have your colostomy. Get an elastic bandage like coban or an ace bandage and cut it to where it can be wrapped around the waist twice helping secure the bag. If the stool from the colostomy is thick and infrequent some parents use a diaper instead of a pouch. Hospital staff will also instruct you on your diet activity level and more.

There are lubricant deodorizer liquids especially for ostomy bags. How to apply an infant colostomy bag using a one piece system. In a temporary loop colostomy a hole is cut in the side of the colon and stitched to a corresponding hole in the abdominal wall. The pouch may be transparent clear so the doctors and nurses can look at your child s new stoma.

The edges of the colon are then stitched to the skin of the abdominal wall to form an opening called a stoma. It s important to follow these. A new pouch a clean towel skin wipes or cleaning supplies scissors a measuring card and pen a skin barrier such as stoma powder optional adhesive material normally stoma paste or a ring seal. Whether you ll only need it for a brief time or it s a permanent change a colostomy bag can.

Can cause adherence problems blowouts. Baby oil pam spray and other oils can cause poor wear time for your wafer if oil is absorbed by it. There are also ostomy holders belts and pouches that can be bought. The colostomy allows your baby to excrete waste safely have normal digestion and growth and reduces the risk of infection while they wait for the next surgery.

In the 15 minutes this process takes me he. Instead a pouch called a colostomy bag goes over the stoma to collect your poop when it comes out. Put baby in a snug onesie a size smaller may be needed. 2 clean the skin and around the stoma s.

1 gather your supplies note. Stool goes through the stoma and into a collection bag that is attached outside of the body. Then use a diaper a size larger that can comfortably cover the colostomy bag. We started with the newborn pouchkins with the.

Konweda ostomy bags one piece drainable pouches for colostomy ileostomy stoma care cut to fit pack of 10.