After your ostomy surgery is completed and you are settled in on the appliance you want to use, it is important to take excellent care of the skin around your stoma. It is a common issue and one we hear from customers on a daily basis.
Skin around your stoma can get irritated by one of these problems below:
- Leaks from your ostomy appliance. It can be very acidic.
- Sizing of the wafer opening can be either too large or too small. If it's too large leaks can occur and if it's too small it will pinch the stoma.
- Skin sensitivity to tapes, adhesives, protectants and other materials.
- Changing your ostomy pouch too often.
- Wounds near the stoma.
You can buy all sorts of ostomy accessories to remedy these problems at Parthenon. We sell Coloplast, Convatec, Hollister and more!
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UOAA National Conference |
This September the United
Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA) will host its 10th anniversary at its
national conference in St. Louis, Missouri. The Parthenon Company, a
discount medical supply company, is excited to attend the event. The
entire event runs from September 1 through September 6 and will be hosted at
the Hyatt Regency at The Arch along the Mississippi River.
A wide assortment of
sessions and speakers will center on information for patients who have had
ostomy surgery, more specifically an ileostomy, colostomy, or urostomy.
There will be sessions for ostomy support group leaders on how to strengthen
the group, introductory sessions from ostomy manufacturers, several social
events, a clinic for individuals to meet with a Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse
(WOCN) for a stoma exam, the exhibitors hall and many more
workshops! This is an excellent event for anyone with an ostomy or who
has a loved one with an ostomy.
Find out more by going to www.ostomy.org
The Parthenon
Company is a discount medical supply company based in Salt Lake City, Utah that
specializes in ostomy and wound care supplies. It has served its patient
population spanning the entire country for over 50 years. Parthenon
publishes the largest ostomy only catalog in the country and offers significant
savings to anyone purchasing ostomy appliances
as well as wound dressings. We carry all brands especially, Coloplast,
ConvaTec, Hollister, Nu-Hope, Mepilex, and Medline
wound dressings.