Odor suppression when emptying (yeah Pluot you were right, lol)

Ok so I was crowing right after my surgery about how odorless my ileo output was but Pluot was right in bursting my bubble- it stinks up within ten days or so lol. Not lethal by any means but I do find it a bit obnoxious to smell that sickly odor for my multiple emptyings. I have one bottle of deodorizing liquid to squirt into the bag after emptying and sani-wiping down the inside and outside of the end but do any of y'all use something with more umph? One stoma nurse suggested throwing a breath mint into the bag.

Sadly, I have to found anything that works as of yet. Tried the breath mints - no help at all. Used the M9 drops. Also no help. Would lo e to hear if anyone has dound anything that works. Sometimes the odor is so strong the entire bathroom smells ... I feel bad when I empty in a public bathroom!

Hahahahahah bro, you made my day

Sorry just kidding. I find the odor of mine pretty mild... I have an air freshener spray in my bathroom that I'll spritz if I know someone else is about to use the bathroom after me, and I've found that the Safe n Simple drops as well as the Hollister drops work decently, but I don't have an issue with going "au naturale." Flushing immediately does seem to help. I'm still measuring my post-op output so I have to empty into a beaker, then pour the beaker into the toilet, then rinse out the beaker... that seems to maximize the odor

I do eat at least one serving of greek yogurt every day which is supposed to improve odor. It's a thickener too and great protein -- give it a try?

I was on the opposite end of the UC spectrum... my BMs had absolutely no odor for the last few months of the life of my colon. I was on a ton of antibiotics at that point which I assume is why that happened. It was kind of a relief to get any kind of "poop smell" again. /end overshare

Anyway, the bathroom is a separate room for a reason. As long as you're cleaning the tail and you're not releasing odor when your pouch is closed I think it's all OK

I am a yogurt lover so will try that too. Actually, in my first few days after surgery I was eating yogurt and doing ok. Now, after my ileus incident and re hospitalization (now behind me) I am being much slower and more systematic about testing foods one at a time. Had a bit of a gassy, bloated day and hing output after I eat some cheddar cheese so I have gone lactose free for a few days and gas is way down... It is possible that even sans colon I am still lactose intolerant, but more likely it was just due to the immediate aftermath of the ileius with the gut finding its way again. I may try some lacteeze enzyme with dairy a bit though.

Pluot- I hear ya on the measuring output! I am still doing it too and yup, emptying into a beaker does add some wonderful aroma lol.

i would just invest in them nose things that swimmers wear - they hang around your neck when water or stinky smells are not approaching - i bet you can get them in very fashionable colors -

I use Devrom and that works good. I chew 6 to 8 a day and this eliminates 90% to 100% of the odor. I also found that sitting backwards on the toilet to empty helps to make the output go directly into the water and I flush quickly. HA. I have found that my output can smell the worst in the middle of the night if I forget my Devrom.

Devrom is the best that I have found and I think I have tried most of the products.

I like the Devrom best but when I don't eat those I just spray deodorizer into the toilet BEFORE I empty. That doesn't eliminate it but works so much better than trying to cover it up after.

I keep a small can of Lysol (checkout find at Walmart) in my bag when out and when I'm not carrying a bag a breath spray is a great option. Fits in my pocket and its not obvious why I'm carrying it and it works great.

The smell does ease up a lot once you start eating more variety. Mornings are smelly but once the first empty is over the smell isn't any worse than a person with a colon.

Hollister M9 drops work really well for me, but I put about 10 drops in my pouch. I buy the huge bottle of the stuff and then fill a tiny bottle with it to put in my purse. I am still on the same large container that I purchased after surgery 2.5 years ago so it has lasted me a long time. I must admit that I am lazy about using it most of the time though. I mainly put the drops in at work and when I am visiting other people's houses. Part of me wonders why I worry about it so much. People with colons don't try to mask the smell of there poop... and I think it smells stronger.

The first time I emptied my bag in a public place was pretty funny. It was at a wedding. It was the first time since surgery my shirt tails were inside my pants. I was wearing suspenders. So, it was time, I went to the mens room, to the end stall, sat down and sprayed about a half a tube of breath freshener on the bag, in the toilet in the air, etc. about 5 seconds later a guy walks in with his little guy who's about three. He opens the door to the stall next to mine, sniffs audibly and says, "Wow Bobby, doesn't it smell nice in here?" Bobby and dad go about their business twice more mentioning how great it smells. They get done and dad says "Hey little guy, we gotta tell mommy about this place. It's smells beautiful. She'll want to go here" Obviously, while this was happening, I sat motionless, barely breathed and didn't begin my routine until they left. All went well but I was deathly afraid dad would bring the entire wedding party to the mens room.
In closing, It's poop and it smells. Everyone's smells. (except my mother-in-law's)
Mike

What would you guys compare your worst smell to?
The worst smell I've experienced so far was resembling puke to me.

Maybe it's the difference in "smells" that makes it unpleasant? We were getting used to the normal scent au de sheeton our all lives.

Some "normal" people tend to leave biological weapon grade smell in the toilets, is it worse than that? :D

Regards.