Is it okay to take a shower/bath with a diabetic foot ulcer bandage on?

Yes, but: Keep the dressing dry and intact. You can sponge bath, or protect the dressings with a brown medical seal-tight original cast and bandage protector. You can pick this up at most home medical suppliers or your physician may have them. If the bandage becomes wet, contact your physician immediately.

Don't wet dressings: It is not okay to take a bath/shower with a bandage covering a wound. Tap water is not sterile. If it comes in contact with the wound, an infection could occur. Also, the dressing would stay wet, causing maceration of the skin. Maceration is thickening, softening , and whitening of the skin. As a result, more skin could break down. Ask your doctor to clean your foot during dressing changes.

Ask your doctor: Depends on specifics of wound and your condition. Every situation is different.

No: I do not recommend it. You should not get the bandage wet when you have an active infection site as this will increase the chance of an active infection. Although wet to moist dressing is indicated for foot ulcer, getting you bandage wet is not recommended.

Diabetic foot ulcer : You should follow the instructions of the wound experts that placed the bandage on the wound. In most cases, you should not shower or bath with the dressing unless covered and protected. The use of these protective coverings can decrease patient safety and increase the chances of falls.

Not good: You may get the wound contaminated and infected.