Ostomy Armor Works

The Armor works by maintaining a consistent pressure on the barrier, baseplate, or flange and holding the seal. The barrier is flat, and the abdomen is not, a barrier will not maintain a good seal unless there is something on top of it, holding that concentric pressure over the uneven abdomen. Most people have scar tissue that also causes the barrier to fail.

The Armor provides a protective shield against bumps and bangs, a protective barrier, and foam padding to absorb impact, whether that's a seatbelt or anything else that can bump into your stoma.

Without protecting the stoma, an accident could take you to the hospital. Our customers have survived being dragged along the ground and crashing from a motorcycle. Their Armor was unscathed, and so were their stomas. When an accident is going to happen to you, protection matters.

The best way to reduce skin irritation is to reduce the amount of waste on the skin, reduce the frequency of barrier changes, and reduce moisture around the barrier. Waste Wicks also aid in this by reducing moisture in the area. As a result, you'll prolong the life of the barrier and reduce irritation from frequent changes and using wipes. Other companies will try to sell you paste and other goop to help your barrier maintain the seal, but chemicals, irritated skin, and waste are not a good combination.

With Ostomy Armor in place, the bag cannot pop off. So whether you get tangled in the sheets, or waste makes the bag heavy, the bag cannot pop off. Many people believe that when the bag comes off, it's the fault of the bag, but a heavy bag will come off unless it's held in place.

Some customers with dementia (Alzheimer's is one form of this) remove their bag at inconvenient times. We can place the buckle of the Armor behind the back, so only a caregiver can remove it to change the appliance, and with the Armor in place, the patient cannot pull the bag off. This process has been tested and proven, and we do this and many other custom adjustments at no extra cost.

When you reduce the distance that your muscles can stretch and provide firm support, the likelihood of a hernia is reduced. If your muscles can stretch and bulge, so will the mechanisms that cause hernias. Our customers lift extremely heavy items on a regular basis, whether for work or fun. After years and years of heavy lifting, customers do not report any hernias. Many customers tell us that their existing hernia has reduced significantly after wearing the Armor. Anything stretchy will not prevent hernias, most noteworthy, Ostomy Armor will NOT hurt your stoma. People wear Ostomy Armor 24/7, which sharply reduces pain from bumps and does not put pressure on the stoma. We have not had any reports of pressure ulcers, and customers wear the Armor for years and years, day in and day out.

As with any product, your choices will determine what is important to you. If you value reducing the pain and leakage associated with a stoma, Ostomy Armor will provide years of support and assistance. Ostomy Armor truly lasts for years, for example, if you purchase the Heavy Duty model with a Cobra buckle that amounts to .49 cents per day for a year. Over two years, that's 25 cents per day. It does not stretch out of place or wear out, although many customers chose to overhaul their Armor after years of use. Reducing the number of times you change your barrier will save you money, who wouldn't want to reduce pain and leaks, and save money too?