Living with a Stoma – The Patient Perspective
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What Can I Wear?
Living with a Stoma – The Patient Perspective
What Can I Eat?
Living with a Stoma – The Patient Perspective
Sports and Fitness
Living with a Stoma – The Patient Perspective
Getting Back To Normal
Living with a Stoma – The Patient Perspective
Concerns before the operation
Life Before Stoma Surgery
About Your Urostomy
Understanding your urostomy procedure and what to expect.
About your Ileostomy
Understanding your ileostomy procedure and what to expect.
About Your Colostomy
Understanding your colostomy procedure and what to expect.
How To Measure Your Stoma
Your stoma is unique. Learn how to fit a pouch to minimize stomal and skin irritation and obtain optimal wear time.
Stoma Care Nurses
Stoma care nurses care for patients in the hospital setting. They also provide knowledge and experience and explain and educate the patient on what products to use and how to apply them correctly.
How to Apply a One-Piece Drainable Pouch
Finding the right pouching system that works for you and learning how to use it correctly is important. Because the pouch and skin barrier of a one-piece system are applied and removed together, a one-piece pouching system can be very easy to use.
How to Apply a Two-Piece Drainable Pouch
Finding the right pouching system that works for you and learning how to use it correctly is important. In a two-piece pouching system the skin barrier is separate from the pouch so they are in pieces and they are connected by a flange. Learn more about how to apply a two-piece drainable pouch system in this video.
How to Empty a Drainable Pouch
Learn about how you can empty your drainable pouch – tips and techniques that make this process easy can be found in this video.
The Association for the Advancement of Wound Care
WIN (Wounds In Need)
Are you suffering from a wound, like an ulcer or a skin tear? Do you care for someone who has a chronic wound? Our motto is to create WIN-WIN situations for patients and their personal caregivers. Together, let’s learn about wounds, share experiences, and support each other.
The Association for the Advancement of Wound Care was conceived in 1995. The Association’s focus is on education, public policy, and the application of evidence-based wound care practice. As a nonprofit association, AAWC gives members numerous benefits through a professional and supportive collaborative wound care community.