Showering and bathing with a stoma can be easier when you have the right information and products.
- You can bathe or shower while wearing your pouching system. Water will not harm or enter your stoma.1 If you choose to shower without the pouch, remove the baseplate too.
- Check your pouch seal. Before getting in the bath or shower, make sure your seal is secure.
- Use all-natural products. If you shower with your pouch off, make sure you use a soap that is oil and residue-free.
- Listen to your body. If possible, select a time when your stoma is less active.
- Using a filtered pouch? Place a filter cover sticker over the filter opening before bathing.
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1Goldberg, M. Patient Education Following Urinary/Fecal Diversion. In: Carmel J. Colwell J, Goldberg, M, eds. Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society Core Curriculum Ostomy Management. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer; 2016: 131-139.
