I believe their purpose is to support all of the organs inside the abdominal cavity from falling, after they have lost support from abdominal muscles due to atrophy.
On 4/6/15, Danny <[email protected]> wrote: > I've got a colostomy but have never used an abdominal binder what are they > and what is their purpose? > > -Danny > > -----Original Message----- > From: greg [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2015 7:54 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [QUAD-L] Binder and Colotomy > > Anyone with a colostomy also wear a abdominal binder? > I can't find a binder that fits over one. Right now I just cut a hole in > the > binder, but it just frays apart real fast. > Plus, the binder moves and can cut into the stoma. I am going to buy a new > binder and just put it on over the stoma and bag and see if it can still > work and drain ok. I don't go much during the day usually. > I just found a binder/belt that has a ring built into it that bag snaps > onto. Made so you don't need to glue/tape a wafer onto the skin. I just > worry that the binder would move just a bit, then anything that comes out > goes right under the binder... messy mess. Plus, it only comes up to 9 > inches tall and I use 12. Good idea though. > I think a binder with a pouch bubble over the stoma area would be good > idea. You just need a binder that does not over lap itself. Or you would > have to line up 2 pouches on the binder. The binder I use now over laps > itself, so I had to cut 2 holes in the binder in that spot. > > >
