How to measure your stoma?

Описание: How to measure your Stoma: 🍓

In your box of stoma bags/pouches, there will be a measuring guide. It will likely be a folded piece of paper or card with measured holes, cut into it.

You want to use this measuring guide to help you measure height from top to bottom and width from side to side of your stoma.

Make sure the measuring guide hole fits snuggly around your stoma.

Once you’ve measured this correctly, you can then cut the hole in your stoma pouch/bag, place the backing around your stoma & ensure that it has been measured correctly.

If you don’t ensure that your bag fits correctly and snuggly around your stoma, there is a higher chance of suffering with leaks and sore skin.

Once you have a template of your stoma size, you can send this off to your stoma supply company who can pre-cut your bags for you.

Remember to measure regularly as stoma’s change in size and shape.

Hope this helps 🍓

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