It was reported that an end user experienced a stoma bleed after being placed in a barrier with a smaller stoma opening.
He was advised by his stoma nurse that he needed to be in a smaller barrier, which he used but then experienced a bleeding stoma.
He went to the emergency department where they used a gel dressing and gave him a blood transfusion.
Later that day, the stoma started bleeding again so they used silver nitrate cautery.
The bleeding has since subsided.
Hollister is providing him barriers with a larger stoma opening.
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