Is My Stoma Inverting? What Should I Do?

I believe my stoma is going inverted.  When it goes to the bathroom it sticks out but then it goes to the same surface of my stomach.  Should I be worried?  What do I do?

Same thing happens with mine.  I haven't been worried about it, but I'm waiting to see what a knowledgeable person says!  :-)

I like to call what you're talking about an innie and an outie.  I wouldn't worry too much about it, but you will need the correct supplies.  Mine started out as an outie, as my stoma was shrinking down to size.  Then it stayed flesh level for about 12 years.  You have to be careful with that because at flesh level, if you don't have the proper supplies, you will experience leakage.  The skin around your stoma will get irritated and your ostomy won't last as long. When this happended to me, I had to use the convex wafers.  These wafers basically have a mound/curvature/dome so that when you press it onto your skin, it will push the skin in and pull the stoma out.  They are slightly more expensive than the flat wafers.  I had an innie for 12 years.  Then one day I realized that my stoma returned to being an outie.  I still wear the convex because I like the added security and I don't have to change my wafer out as often.  Hope that helped answer your question.

Hi, I've had my stoma for nearly three months and whenever I go to see my local stoma nurse they always say "I've heard about you and your difficult stoma"! Only teasing I know, but it is odd my twin sister has an outie. The only problems with having an innie is leaking unless you have the correct supplies, convex bags and whatnot.  :)