Baby Colostomy Bag

8 after surgery your child may be wearing an ostomy pouching system.

Baby colostomy bag.

If the stool from the colostomy is thick and infrequent some parents use a diaper instead of a pouch. Instead a pouch called a colostomy bag goes over the stoma to collect your poop when it comes out. Konweda ostomy bags one piece drainable pouches for colostomy ileostomy stoma care cut to fit pack of 10. 2 clean the skin and around the stoma s.

It s important to follow these. Stool goes through the stoma and into a collection bag that is attached outside of the body. Hospital staff will also instruct you on your diet activity level and more. Can cause adherence problems blowouts.

Stool drains from the stoma into a bag or pouch attached to the abdomen. The pouch may be transparent clear so the doctors and nurses can look at your child s new stoma. 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. Baby oil pam spray and other oils can cause poor wear time for your wafer if oil is absorbed by it.

The edges of the colon are then stitched to the skin of the abdominal wall to form an opening called a stoma. 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. There are lubricant deodorizer liquids especially for ostomy bags. 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.

Put baby in a snug onesie a size smaller may be needed. Then use a diaper a size larger that can comfortably cover the colostomy bag. Our son is 5 months old in these photos. Whether you ll only need it for a brief time or it s a permanent change a colostomy bag can.

Cover the wee wee. We started with the newborn pouchkins with the. 1 gather your supplies note. 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.

How to apply an infant colostomy bag using a one piece system.