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Posted 1/11/2010 5:36 PM (GMT 0)

Hi everyone.

I am a new member to healing well and just had ileostomy surgery two weeks ago. I have had Crohn's disease for 18 years and have tried every med in the book. I reached a point where I had no choice but surgery, so here I am. I am adjusting to the bag as well as I could, I guess, but need help. The contents of the ostomy smells SO BAD when I am emptying it, the odor engulfs the house. I read on the site that some people have used tic tacs, which I am going to try, but I see there are many different types of odor eliminators online and wasn't sure if any work better than others? There are tablets, drops, sprays, everything! I would appreciate any help you can offer me!

Thank you in advance.

Posted 1/11/2010 6:03 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome to the forum RoastedRedPeppers~you've found a great forum!

Since your surgery was only two weeks ago, things are still stinky, but hand in there it will get better! In the mean time, you could try M9 Drops...I've found that they can cancel out just about any smell skull (You can order them from your supply company)

Other things to try are Peroxide and Mouth Wash. I've tried most of them and don't really bother with concealing the smell in the ostomy pouch but do spray a deodorizing spray into the toilet BEFORE I empty to help with the smell if I've eaten a smelly food.

Once you get back to eating more diverse foods you'll find the awful smell will subside smilewinkgrin
Posted 1/11/2010 9:06 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome to the forum. I agree that Hollister's M9 drops are the best at controlling odor, but you can also use hydrogen peroxide or mouthwash.
Posted 1/12/2010 12:15 AM (GMT 0)
Hydrogen peroxide NEVER worked for me. Nor mouth wash. It just smelled minty-stinky. M-9 drops work great. I use a little more than the suggested 'drops' but I wouldn't use ANYTHING else. My insurance covers it wonderfully. Hope yours does too. Good luck...
Posted 1/12/2010 1:00 AM (GMT 0)
yeah m9 are great. And like they said, after a few weeks the smell wont be nearly as bad.
Posted 1/12/2010 10:30 PM (GMT 0)
Ditto to the above. I like M9 drops. what you eat matters too. Spray after and the vent on makes my husband happy.
Posted 1/13/2010 9:24 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks everyone for all your replies. How do you use the peroxide? Do you put some in the bag and leave it there (doesn't that cause the bag to blow up?) or do you rinse with it? With the mouthwash, do you put that in and leave that in the bag?
Posted 1/13/2010 10:47 PM (GMT 0)
You use all of these products by putting drops right in the pouch and leaving it in there ....
Posted 1/13/2010 11:07 PM (GMT 0)
My vote is for Hollister M9 as well. It really does work, and is pretty inexpensive. Plus usually insurance covers it.
Posted 1/14/2010 12:05 PM (GMT 0)

flchurchlady said...
Welcome to the forum. I agree that Hollister's M9 drops are the best at controlling odor, but you can also use hydrogen peroxide or mouthwash.

I couldn't agree more!!!  I used M9 drops for about 15 years.  In fact, the price of them tripled as their popularity grew.  But, someone on this forum mentioned mouthwash, the yellow kind, and I've saved a fortune over the last few years.  I've also tried peroxide (thanks Shaz) for a while also, but I settled with the mouthwash.

Post Edited (vette guy) : 1/14/2010 5:19:51 AM (GMT-7)

Posted 1/17/2010 3:02 PM (GMT 0)
thank you everyone, you all are great!!
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