Shave hair around stoma?

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semicolon306

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Quick question, I am not sure if anyone has any suggestions, but I recently had to go back to an ileostomy. If anyone has one they know how fun it is to change the wafer with it ripping out all the little hairs on the abdomen. I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions other then adhesive remover and a bit of pain.

Has anyone shaved it? Use the products to remove that hair? I am just worried since I do not want to do any damage to the skin and not be able to where a device.

Just wondering and not sure if anyone has any suggestions. Thanks
 
I personally haven't removed hair for an ileostomy, but I'm somewhat of a high maintenence chick, maybe I can help with the hair removal part.:lol:

Shaving VERY carefully with a Gillette Venus Breeze women's razor should be O.K. I think a guy's razor wouldn't be as gentle. The reason I mention this brand is it has a kind of moisturizing bar around the actual razor for added protection against irritation. Use shaving cream, too. When you finish follow up with Aloe gel; it's healing and dries quickly.

I definitely wouldn't wax or use Nair because it is irritating and you don't want to compromise the skin.

Hope this helps!;)
 
i only have very little fine hair on my tummy, so this isn't a problem for me - but i know what you mean. i wouldn't recommend a hair removal cream or solution - too risky. that area of skin is going to be extra senstive anyway what with the adhesive, removal of appliances and the fact that it's covered constantly.

apart from adhesive remover, the only thing i can think of is take the appliances off either in the bath or the shower, letting the warm water help lubricate it as you peel it off.

shaving might do the trick, but be really careful - i think Mountaingem's suggestion of a razor incorporating a lubricating strip is a good one.
 
Thanks - off to the ladies section I go for razors. I will tell you this thou, I an NOT going to ear nylons - LMPO
 
I was always told to use rubbing alcohol to remove medical tape. As far as the razors go, you don't need a ladies razor. Men's do just as well and also have a lubricated strip. I use men's razors personally because they seem to last loner, be more durable and seem sharper as well. I used to shave my stomach years ago (not that I'm some hairy chick but I was shaving my peach fuzz back then for some reason) and its not difficult.

Edit: Shave WITH the grain for now cause its not used to being shaved yet. If you go against, you may have to deal with some uncomfortable regrowth such as ingrown hairs. That wouldn't be fun.
 
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When i had mine everytime i changed it i would make sure i ran a razor over the area around it after i got any adhesive off. of course i always took off the bag right before the shower and then put a new one on after the shower. made it easy to change and didn't ahve to worry about any accidents. just washed any output away.
 
I'm going to move this to the ostomy section if you don't mind.

I have an ileostomy and I shave every other time I change my appliance. I usually have to change every 3 days or so right now so I don't have too much hair then. I just dry shave with a bit of the hollister ostomy powder and that works just fine.
 
No personal experience with this, but a former boss of mine had an ostomy after colon cancer and he would go have electrolysis done in that area to remove the hair. He was only in his 30's when it was done so he knew he had a lifetime of living with it, so decided to get rid of the hair there altogether.
 
I know I'm re-hashing an old thread but after my wafer went right over my abdomen and pubic hair I knew I was going to be in pain. Like an idiot I tried lifting the bottom of the wafer and put some cream and rushed to shave. It was hard to get much to come off and of course the bottom of the wafer doesn't stick. I hope that I get no leaks from this.

Anyone use an electric shaver? Maybe ill get dry shaving powder and a re-usable razor just for this.
 
Don't have any experience in this myself but just wanted to warn not to use any oils or moisturisers around your stoma as they will affect the adhesion of the wafer. Warm water only plus a barrier wipe.
Jennifers suggestion to shave with the grain makes sense too. Less likely to cause irritation.
 
I use a razor. Nothing on the skin but water. Dry it off and apply wafer.
 
I currently use an electric razor, but I can't get a close enough shave around the stoma using it... I may start using a razor around there, but I'm worried about ingrown hairs, which wouldn't be fun under a wafer!
 
I shave around my stoma every time I change my wafer. I have a rather hairy belly and don't think things would stick very well if I let the hair grow. I use the stoma powder on the area before I shave. I agree with what Anna said about the oils and such.
 
I just bought the body groomer by Norelco. I shaved a bit to test it but not around the stoma yet. Seems pretty good.
 
I don't use one for my face so I can't comment specifically on the difference but I will update once I shave more.
 
nogutsnoglory said:
I don't use one for my face so I can't comment specifically on the difference but I will update once I shave more.
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I should have clarified that... I don't mean that I'd like to know how the body groomer works on the face, but I'd like to know how it compares to a good face shaver when used around the stoma. :ylol2:
 
i use one of the small beard trimmer razors,i was told by my SN that using a razor might leave a shaving rash if skin was sensitive,only cost £10
 
So here is my update vegan ostomy...

It worked great for the larger hairs around the groin and leg and belly where the wafer sticks but it didn't do anything for the tiny hairs around the stoma. Maybe if those hairs grow more I will be able to but I think the fact that the area had adhesive tape on it and the gooey factor from the Eakin ring makes it hard to use an electric shaver there. I may use a regular disposable for that area.
 
nogutsnoglory said:
So here is my update vegan ostomy...

It worked great for the larger hairs around the groin and leg and belly where the wafer sticks but it didn't do anything for the tiny hairs around the stoma. Maybe if those hairs grow more I will be able to but I think the fact that the area had adhesive tape on it and the gooey factor from the Eakin ring makes it hard to use an electric shaver there. I may use a regular disposable for that area.
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That's too bad. The area around the stoma is what I'd like to find a solution for... perhaps I'll research regular razors to see if there are any that are recommended. The problem with regular razors is that you are more likely to get ingrown hairs or hair follicle inflammation. Neither of which are cool.
 
I shave mine with a razor but no foam or anything, just like a wet shave. You can use an empty loo roll tube to put over your stoma as you shave just to ensure you don't slip and hurt yourself.

My flange does actually stick with hair on but like you say, even with adhesive remover it still hurts when taking it off,
 
HeatherMN said:
No personal experience with this, but a former boss of mine had an ostomy after colon cancer and he would go have electrolysis done in that area to remove the hair. He was only in his 30's when it was done so he knew he had a lifetime of living with it, so decided to get rid of the hair there altogether.
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I was going to suggest the No-No system I keep hearing advertised.
 

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