The types of complications seen depend on the type of ostomy you have.

Common complications of a colostomy include:

1. Skin Irritation: The skin around the stoma can become irritated from contact with stoma output.
2. Stoma Prolapse: The stoma may protrude out of the skin more than usual, which can be uncomfortable and potentially lead to complications.
3. Stoma Retraction: The stoma might pull back into the abdomen below the skin level, making it difficult to fit the appliance properly and increasing the risk of leaks.
4. Blockage: The colostomy can become blocked by food or scar tissue, leading to pain, bloating, and decreased output.
5. Hernia: The area around the stoma can develop a hernia, where tissue bulges through the abdominal wall.
6. Fistulas: Rarely, abnormal connections (fistulas) can form between the stoma and other organs or tissues.

Some of these issues require surgical revision, but some can be prevented and avoided by excellent stoma care. If you’re dealing with or concerned about these issues, it’s best to consult with a healthcare professional for tailored advice and treatment.

The D-Ostomy system is created to allow room to avoid overlap of these incisions when an ostomy appliance is placed to minimize pain, leakage, and other complications that can result from an appliance overlapping a wound or scar. In the same way that the straight edge of the D-ostomy appliance can be used to avoid incisions and scars in the immediate post-operative phase, it can also be used to avoid scars, rolls, folds, other dressings, drains, second ostomies, bellybuttons and anything else that may be nearby to your ostomy long term.

Common complications of an ileostomy include:

1. Skin Irritation: The skin around the stoma can become irritated from contact with digestive enzymes in the output.
2. Stoma Prolapse: The stoma may protrude out of the abdomen more than usual, which can be uncomfortable and potentially lead to complications.
3. Stoma Retraction: The stoma might pull back into the abdomen below the skin level, making it difficult to fit the appliance properly and increasing the risk of leaks.
4. Blockage: The ileostomy can become blocked by food or scar tissue, leading to pain, bloating, and decreased output.
5. Dehydration: Since the ileostomy bypasses part of the intestine responsible for water absorption, individuals may be at higher risk for dehydration and electrolyte imbalances.
6. Hernia: The area around the stoma can develop a hernia, where tissue bulges through the abdominal wall.
7. Fistulas: Rarely, abnormal connections (fistulas) can form between the stoma and other organs or tissues.

Managing an ileostomy effectively involves regular monitoring, proper appliance care, and maintaining hydration and nutrition. If you’re dealing with or concerned about these issues, it’s best to consult with a healthcare professional for tailored advice and treatment.

The D-Ostomy system is created to allow room to avoid overlap of these incisions when an ostomy appliance is placed to minimize pain, leakage, and other complications that can result from an appliance overlapping a wound or scar. In the same way that the straight edge of the D-ostomy appliance can be used to avoid incisions and scars in the immediate post-operative phase, it can also be used to avoid scars, rolls, folds, other dressings, drains, second ostomies, bellybuttons and anything else that may be nearby to your ostomy long term.