Dealing with a Distended Stoma After Surgery

Hi, I had my stoma re-fashioned due to prolapsing, this was about 3 months ago. It started off where it was much smaller and i felt more confident about my body image i have to say. But over the last 3 months, it's now huge on the left hand side, the spout.



Just noticed tonight it's getting bigger really. I'm v self conscious about it and am scared it may prolapse again.



Is there anything I can do to stop it from being so distended?



Thanks.

Have you tried an Ostomy hernia belt or a support belt??

I also have the same problem you are having...surgery was 10/7/11..than prolapse 12/21/12

so bad had surgery to put back in 2/1/12 they put meshing in this time...was doing Ok...love the new stoma nice an small, but as I started to go about life, and than I did get a bad Cold, coughing for 4 weeks..the poor little thing now sticks out about 3-4 inches and is 1-3/4" dia ...will go back in when I relax.

Same as you...scared to death it is going to fall all the way out Again. I have learn to adjust to it being out so much I am careful that I don't bump it. One good thing is I have very Few leaks as the bowel is in the bag.

The hernia belt seem to make it worse, I ware what ostomy people use to swim..it is like a girdle but not as tight during the day. Not much we can do about it, just so it doesn't fall all the way out...can't keep having surgeries to put back. I don't know it there is any sure way to fix our problem. My muscles are shot from 40 yrs of steriods. Wish I could tell you there is a magic

bullet.