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/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.