How to clean an ostomy bag



Patients using non-disposable ostomy bags should keep the ostomy bag clean, and the cleaning steps include tearing, washing and sticking.

1. Tear: Before tearing off the ostomy bag, use hands to gently press around the stoma to prevent damage to the mucous membrane and skin around the stoma, and empty the excreta in the ostomy bag after removing the bag.

2. Wash: rinse the stoma bag with water repeatedly, dry it in a cool place after washing, sterilize it with alcohol, and scrub the stoma and surrounding skin with a warm towel.

3. Paste: It can be installed after the skin is dry, and the ostomy bag should be pasted on the fixed place.

Medical personnel should correctly guide patients to use, handle the stoma bag, keep the stoma locally clean and dry, and at the same time train the patients for bowel control. The quality of life of patients after stoma surgery is greatly affected, and the health education of patients with stoma should be strengthened to improve the quality of life of patients according to the actual situation of patients.