Wound Care Question - help with Wound care

[Squiffie_1]

This might be triggering so please take care everybody

There are some cuts on my tummy.
The wounds arnt deep really, but have split the skin. The inside is yellow, but turning like, a darker yellow than they were before. I just had a shower and now they are all shiney and sticky :S imnot sure if there is anything in them because i put tissue on it and secured that under my pants but it fell off during the day :/
Could you advise me on what to do, like what bandage i need and what i should put on it? Ive never taken care of my wounds before, but im goign to Tunisia in a month and i dont want to get an infection so i need them to heal up :(:(
Any help would be appreciated
xxxxxxx

[Buttons.]

I would suggest an antiseptic/anti stick pad and then normal bandages-large the better so they stay round your tummy, and please buy an antispetic spray or wipes, (all can be bought from Boots or somewhere similar) it sounds like it could either be fat healing, or a nasty infection, or both. Either way, thats not good from a health point of you, and my absolute top advice would be to go to the doctor and get it checked out.
take care
Katy
xxx

[brap_brap]

I had soem like that if it just the skin that you took off. It might be a scab trying to form because its thinks its a burn. I would say the skrinking it rite

[Queer Fringe]

Have you put antiseptic on it? cleaned it up? 'cause that would be best and then a bandage or something to cover them as they will be rubbing against your clothes all day.
Take Care xx

[l'il esky]

hey,
pus doesnt automatically mean infection, but it does mean there is bacteria there .1) is the area red, hot and swollen and very painful?? if it is then this suggests infection so antibiotics may be required.
2) if not then it is advisable to either use an antiseptic cream to help prevent infection or clean the wound with salt water and put a sterile dressing on it.
hope that helps. if in doubt seek gp help xx

[Animad]

Has the inside always been yellow? Or is that a recent thing(like it was white/picky and has now turned yellow)? If its not a recent thing, is the yellowing a fluid coming out of the wound, something built up insdie it or the actual edges? Any increased pain/swelling/heat/ reddening around the wound?

With a wound the best course of action is to clean it as best you can. This can either be with warm water and a mild soap soultion which you rinse our or a wound wash. Once it's fully clean (an your hands are clean) cover it with a dressing, where it is the adhesive dressings will be the best as you don't really want a bandage going all the way around your tummy (itch like crazy and be annoying when you move, plus it is likely to slip!)and these are easier then using a dressing which you have to stick on with medical tape, though gauze pads (Melolin is the common name for them)that you stick on with micropore tape are as good. The dressing should ideally have a new dressing every day. You should use anti-bacterial cream with them to help reduce the chances of infection.

Depending on the size of the wound you could use a Hydrocolloid Dressing as these create a moist environment around the wound--> better/ quicker healing and less scarring. These are waterproof and work best if they stay on for 3d but can be left on and are fine for 7d. They are more expensive though and can't be used if the wound is infected (creates a better ground for the bacteria to breed) or has already scabbed (it means they can't improve the healing).

KimA

[l'il esky]

also there are silver dressings that you can get for the chemist which help with infection. like animad said hydrocolloid dressings are good for soaking up any gunk. you can get a dressing called "aquacel Ag" fairly expensive but very good, you need a dressing over the top tho like melolin or a thinker foam padding like biatain or alleyvn. also they do a foam silver dressing called mepilex ag or contreet. all which can be brought from chemist or get on prescription.