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Updated: November 15, 2023 What is a Bowel Program?A bowel program is when you work to regulate your bowel evacuations. If you have had a spinal cord injury it can be necessary to start a bowel program as soon as you are released from the hospital after your injury. Spinal injury is not the only reason that you may need a bowel program. Your doctor should direct your bowel program and whether or not it is needed for you. It isn't something to try and experiment with, you will want to follow your …

Medline Remedy with Olivamine is a trusted name in skin care. From skin moisturizers and lotions to cleansing foams and anti-fungal powders it has been used to treat and protect. Now, Medline Remedy has introduced a new line of skin care products that are specially designed for sensitive skin. It is called Medline Remedy Phytoplex and it works to cleanse and condition the skin without stripping the natural oils that protect the skin by combining science with the gentleness of nature.Health Cha …

   Adult Incontinence: Skin ProblemsAdult Incontinence can be caused from an overactive bladder, bladder leaks, as well as fecal incontinence due to illness, injury, or simply age. Adult undergarments, incontinence liners, or disposable underpads by companies like SCA Tena or Depends are adult incontinence products and supplies intended to make living with urinary and fecal incontinence easier. Incontinence concerns aren't just about leaks or being able to control your bladder. Adult incontinenc …

What are Aids to Daily Living Products? Daily living aids, eating and drinking aids, adaptive mobility equipment, all of these phrases mean one thing, what products can be used in the home to help care for people who are elderly, have mobility issues, or just need extra care to accomplish their personal needs independently? Caregivers in a home care setting are sometimes nurses or other trained medical specialists. However, they can also be spouses, daughters, sons, even nieces or nephews. Whic …

Caring for the Skin Around Your Stoma:Having an ostomy means caring for and monitoring the skin around your stoma. Imagine the circle of skin that goes directly around your stoma and think about the constant irritation that skin deals with every day. Your stomal skin is in almost constant contact with adhesives from your ostomy flange/wafer. Not to mention that at some point your stomal skin will be in contact with stomal output. This is a problem because the potential for irritation is constant …

  What is a Bedside Commode?A bedside commode is a chair that can be used as a toilet when reaching a traditional toilet is difficult because of mobility or illness. Bedside commodes are also called commode chairs. The commode chair or bedside commode is made up of a chair with a toilet opening in the seat, a bucket that can be removed for cleaning, and it usually has arms to help with balance. Some commodes come equipped with drop arms to make transferring from a wheelchair easier. When the ar …

Shop 3M Cavilon  3M Cavilon No Sting Barrier Film Protects Stomal Skin When you have an ostomy you will be using an ostomy wafer and pouch system every day. The ostomy system uses adhesive to keep the ostomy wafer secured around your stoma. The adhesive over time can cause skin irritation. Your skin can become damaged due to prolonged periods of adhesive use or exposure to stomal output from leaking ostomy appliances. It is important to know how to protect damaged and irritated skin. The bes …

Shop Smith & Nephew Opsite Opsite is a brand of wound care products from Smith & Nephew. Opsite dressings provide a moist wound environment, which promotes healing, but they also allow excess moisture to evaporate. Excess moisture can cause skin maceration. They are made from a transparent material that allows you to monitor the condition of your wound, which helps increase wear time. This flexible material is ideal for use on awkward areas of the body. There is also a grid printed o …

  Convatec Eakin Ostomy Paste: Alcohol Free Means Sting FreeEakin Cohesive paste is the newest addition to the Convatec Eakin family of products. It is a new ostomy stoma paste that is alcohol free which means it is sting free so it won't hurt tender and sensitive skin. Eakin ostomy paste is quick and easy to use and unlike other ostomy stoma pastes it won't harden, Eakin paste remains soft and pliable. The fact that the Eakin paste remains pliable means it is more comfortable to wear. One commo …

Ostomy Information for New OstomatesFirst off, in case you don't know what an ostomate is, an ostomate is a person with an ostomy. Any kind of ostomy, it can be an ileostomy, colostomy, urostomy, any kind at all. If you have an ostomy, you are an ostomate. When you become an ostomate whether it was planned or due to traumatic injury, you will have a lot of new words thrown at you. Ostomy pouches, ostomy barriers, flanges, baseplates, there is a lot to learn. The doctors and nurses who make up yo …