I have had an ostomy for 6 years, no issues, till now. I used a new medical adhesive for my wafer and now I have serious skin breakdown. Stoma powder will aid in healing however the quickest I can get it is 7 days. My question: Can I use Gold Bond powder in lieu of stoma powder?
neilg32degree
Mar 28, 2022 12:50 pm
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Mar 28, 2022 4:35 pm
Hi Neil, I’m sorry I don’t have an answer for you. My inclination would be to say no, as Gold Bond has mentholate in it, which may irritate the broken area. Not aware of other powders that would be safe, although there must be some. The stoma powder absorbs moisture. I tried to find a list of ingredients in it but failed I did find that it is often used on NICU babies with bad diaper rashes. I did find that you can get it on Amazon for about $10. Perhaps that’s be a way to get some more quickly? Or if you have an ostomy nurse, give her/him a shout out? im guessing other members with more experience than I will pop in with help for you
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RaenotRay
Mar 28, 2022 9:49 pm
Hi Neil!
I don’t know about a replacement for Stoma powder unfortunately. My ostomy nurse did turn me on to Domeboro powder which really helps me. It’s sold on Amazon, and in a lot of drug stores. You dissolve a pouch in about a cup of water, and make compresses with gauze pads. I get mine really wet and sit without a bag for 30-45 minutes. The Domeboro powder dries out weepy skin very quickly. ❤️
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Ebony&Ivory
Mar 29, 2022 6:53 am
Reply to Anonymous
I agree with it's in the bag now! The two aren't the same. If you try antifungal powder remember to use just a very light dusting and brush off the excess with a dry tissue. A little bit goes a long way. Don't forget to dab the entire area treated with skin barrier. Your wafer won't stick to the powder.
I hope you find a solution soon!
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Jaemac
Mar 29, 2022 11:48 pm
I have an "Innie" stoma so have lots of problems with skin breakdown and bleeding. I use AG Silver Powder by Medline. It's expensive and only a 5g bottle but the silver in it heals broken skin. In about 24 hours I go from serious aching and hurting to itching as it heals. I use the "crusting" method where you get the area REALLY clean, last step is water then drying. Then put silver powder down like you would stoma powder but make sure you also hit the actual sore areas well. Brush off excess but don't polish off. Then spray with skin prep then put stoma powder over it all after the skin prep dries, then spray skin prep again. This "crusts" over the AG sliver powder and allows healing. I also use two rings, one a convex and one formable stick that's sticky. I form it around the outside of the convex ring, giving a gentle slope to the back of the bag's sticky backing. This gives more sticking area for my convex flat to the body stoma. Hope this helps. good luck!
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