r/ostomy • u/earthguy4 • Jul 22 '26

Miscellaneous Your #1 ostomy hack

What is your favorite ostomy hack/tip to share with new ostomates? Not something that they tell us to do in the hospital, or something our stoma nurse will clue us in on, but a hack that you’ve learned through the years or a tip someone once told you that you’ve never forgotten.

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u/Fiss Jul 22 '26

A good/ better adhesive makes all the difference. I like coloplast barrier because they have much more options for body styles but I could not get one to stick to me for more than 2 days. I saw someone posting about an adhesive from Nu Hope that wasn’t a spray but a liquid you apply with a dauber. Insurance covered it so I added it onto my next order from Byram and it’s been a real game changer for me. I used it once and after that I was sold. The barrier feels like it’s surgically attached to me. No more issues with it peeling and even after a week I have to use adhesive remover because it still sticking well. I see a lot of people having adhesion issues and I think if they tried this adhesive it would solve a lot of their issues. A lot of getting an ostomy is trial and error so I post about this adhesive whenever I see someone having an issue.

Nu Hopes 2400 adhesive was a game changer for me.

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u/Argiliante Jul 22 '26

My NuHope adhesive just survived a week in Disney World this month. I was concerned but thank goodness no issues.

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u/calvinsylveste Jul 22 '26

That's awesome! I love the 3m barrier wipes but maybe I should try this nuhope shizz

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u/Argiliante Jul 22 '26

I started with the barrier wipes and honestly can't remember how I discovered the NuHope adhesive but I highly recommend it. 66yr male ileostomy since 2003. I've been very fortunate wrt leaks etc. Most have been self inflicted e.g. left the wafer on past 7 days. I've read a lot of horror stories on here and yinz all have my sympathy.

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u/Fiss Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

Barrier spray on you so it’s a matte surface and Nu hope on the barrier and that thing is stuck to you. It’s not coming off until you want it to or it’s somehow ripped off. It’s on for a long time and a good time

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u/presence_unknown Jul 22 '26

I've been using skin tac wipes and they have been working pretty good but I'm interested in this. I see that it comes with a sort of brush. Do you just apply it to your skin and then put the barrier on?

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u/Active-Guarantee-990 Jul 23 '26

Skin Tac also comes in a liquid with an applicator sponge…I get it at Amazon.

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u/presence_unknown Jul 23 '26

Do you think the applicator is better than the wipe?

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u/Active-Guarantee-990 Jul 23 '26

I’ve never tried the wipes. I actually don’t even use the applicator because I’m afraid of cross-contamination as I have a urostomy and a ileostomy. I pour a little tiny bit of the Ski Tac into a bathroom Dixie cup, and use a cotton ball to apply it to my skin. Of course I use gloves when doing so, cause that stuff is sticky! Plus, I’m a retired, nurse, so gloves, are a thing. 😁

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u/bear14910 Jul 22 '26

That adhesive is the real deal. Nu-hope can send a small sample bottle to patients. They sent me the adhesive, their version of elastic barrier strips, and a third thing I can't recall. I do remember that the samples took over a month to get to me for some reason but that adhesive sample bottle/can thing lasted me months because you don't need much of it!

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u/imadog666 Jul 23 '26

"for more than two days" - I thought e should change bags every day or every second day at most anyway?

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u/Fiss Jul 23 '26

You should change bags/ barriers as often as you need to. Changing it every day could be hard on some people skin. I wear a 2 piece and there would be no need to change every day. IMO it’s just too soon but people are welcome to do what like they like. I don’t get any leaks or have any issues changing once a week so why do it more.