gas with ostomy bag

so i justwas getting ready to empty my bag because it felt full only to look and see that it's only 1/3rd full and it was all gas. any ways to prevent gas inflating in my bag.

You can eat less gassy foods, and you'll have less gas, but no way to prevent it, it's a natural thing (especially at night).... I didn't have good success w/the EZ vents, but my gas problem is not that bad -- so yours might not be either when your stoma settles down (and I eat beans, spicy foods etc..... never have to worry about stinking up the room).

take some gas-x when you get up, then some more about lunch time. also watch the things you are eating and drinking.
I used to burp mine like Blueheron suggested, until it had more in it than i thought and i burped it and it went all over! it was horrible, lol. but then when i started taping it down i can't do that anyway.
I don't see that the filters do much either.
The gas should settle down in a few weeks.

Mine have filters more towards the top which work well. If they get clogged, I'll take the bag off (2 piece) and wipe it off with a q tip. I know it says not to get the filters wet so I have one bag for when I shower, get out, change into the dry one and hang the wet one to dry.

That is your filter. The ones I have are slightly curved like a big kidney bean. I have Hollister too. The black thing is the actual charcoal filter.

so are you supposeto peelthe charcoal filter off?

The ones I use have the new style filters. I don't like them. I had no problems with the old ones. The gas that does manage to come out of these is def not filtered!!

From what I've heard, filters work with colostomies but not with ileostomies.... the output from an ileo is more liquid and clogs the filter .....

i think i figured it out :) ....... i moved my white filter on the outside and teased it and ihavent had the inflation or maybe i just didnot have any gas today lol.

My filter clogs up anytime I lie down and within one day, is useless.

I use a 2 piece, so am able to "burp" the bag, peeling off a small part of the bag and pressing air out. But it smells SO bad. Anyone have a hint for that one?

I believe they have pills you can take to make your output/gas less smelly. I don't use them, I go to the bathroom if that happens and crack open my two piece to let the gas out. I haven't noticed that mine stinks up the bathroom or anything, and no one has ever said anything. I don't know everyone else's experience, but sometimes I think we are more aware of our smells and noises that the general populace. I too think the filters are useless...at least for ileostomates, since it's impossible to keep them dry, unless you sleep sitting up!!

I wonder though... Does anyone else get real annoyed with people in public bathrooms who look through the crack in the door?! I mean, it was annoying before my ostomy, but now?! I already have a million things to worry about while emptying... Don't need peeping Susan judging me from the door crease!! It's a bathroom... Mind your business perv!!