Struggling with Appliance Adhesion in Heat

I am having a very difficult time keeping my appliance attached when I get hot.  If I am outside for only a short period of time, I sweat under the flange and the adhesive combined with sweat turns to "slime" and everything comes off.  Does anyone have ideas, suggestions, recommendations?  I have tried paste, no paste, barrier ring, no barrier ring, and sure seal rings.  I don't want to sit inside all summer.  Ideas please!



Product used:  Coloplast Assura, 2 piece.

i have no troubles in hot, humid kentucky. a few questions.....do you use dial {yellow} soap when you wash the area?? do you use skin prep?? do you use the "eakin" rings {or one the the ones sold under other brand names}???

hi bosco do you tape around your wafer or use a belt that might hold it in place for you.   good luck

Hi Bosco. I think you might want to try different products to see what works best for you. I am an average "sweater" but I can be out golfing in 102 degree weather for several days with the same flange, and no problems. I don't use any adhesive, only a strip which I fold around the opening. Check out Hollister and other manufacturers. They will all send you free samples. Good luck!

I do live in the Texas heat, and yes, the slime problem does exist. There are a couple of possible solutions. First of all, let me introduce myself. I'm your friendly neighborhood ostomy nurse. I live near Austin, Texas, and I too got my ostomy in 2009 for the same reason. Most people do not know how to use powder properly, specifically karaya powder, which is also known as stoma powder. It is not the same as talcum powder or cornstarch or anything like that. Those will actually make an appliance fall off faster than anything. Karaya powder is a type of natural rubber from the chicle tree. If you've ever heard of Chiclets gum, you have an idea of what I'm talking about. You can actually make a skin barrier out of layering powder if you know how. What you need to do is dust your area with powder, then moisten your finger and tap the powder down all over where your flange will go, and make a couple of layers of powder and a little bit of water, and it'll be very, very sticky, but you should still have enough absorbency in the powder. I'll try and make a video and show how to do this, but I have dialysis today, so not today. Tomorrow morning perhaps I will do my best, but yes, the Texas heat can be beat.

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