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Posted 8/8/2013 10:43 AM (GMT 0)
skull  help yeah my family is a problem help idea
Posted 8/8/2013 10:49 AM (GMT 0)
my mothers colotomy bag is killing my family the smell thats is..... my home is like a swer in the morning .. and at night can u help me with this smell s problem help we love our mother she needs her family with her ... anyone with this help please so we can help mother out with this smell thanks
Posted 8/8/2013 12:16 PM (GMT 0)
hydrogen peroxide 3% - a cap full in the bag (before the bag fills up) and there's no smell at all.

Post Edited (2b ColonFree) : 8/8/2013 9:18:33 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 8/8/2013 2:14 PM (GMT 0)
Devrom helps me and eliminates the smell. They are chewable tablets. I order them from my supplier, edgepark. Or u can order them at Devrom.com
Posted 8/8/2013 3:36 PM (GMT 0)
Is it really that foul? I get a bit paranoid about the smell I leave behind after emptying the bags sometimes.

Also, if it's a colostomy I'm thinking it really should never smell, as you never have to drain or empty colostomy bags... :-/ The bags should contain the smell as long as they remain closed and don't leak. Do your mum's bags have a velcro tab at the bottom that you can open to drain the contents? (In which case they would be ileostomy bags, but you wouldn't be the first person to mix up colostomy and ileostomy if that were the case...)

Anyway, I can't give any suggestions, but this thread has given me the push to do something about neutralising the odour! Good luck with finding something which works.
Posted 8/8/2013 11:43 PM (GMT 0)
I think Hodaya's post has a critical typo -- you mean a CAP fullnot a cup full in the bag, right? A cup would take up a lot of room.....

It seems more important that you get a nurse to help figure out what's going on.... it shouldn't smell that way, there must be some kind of leaking or a filter issue or something....

NCOT, you can use a drainable bag w/a colostomy.... the output there is thicker or thinner depending on how much colon is still left (and of course, depending on the person too). But colostomies do often smell worse than ileos, as the stool sits around in the colon longer ... in any case, neither should smell while in the bag.
Posted 8/9/2013 3:17 AM (GMT 0)
LOLLL blue.... totally critical :D
Posted 8/9/2013 3:18 AM (GMT 0)
fixed :)
Posted 8/9/2013 10:48 AM (GMT 0)
thanks to all i will give this a try, tytytytyty my family and mother thanks u so much.. see if this works ill post thanks again
Posted 8/9/2013 12:33 PM (GMT 0)
If the smell is bothering individuals, you can put Vicks Vaporub under your nose above your upper lip. My former ostomy nurse gave me this tip. Of course this doesn't treat the smell in the house but if a person is caring for your mother and the smell makes them nearly gag, try Vicks. You want the original Vicks, that comes in a blue plastic jar (not the newer version that is a white unscented lotion).
Posted 8/10/2013 12:29 AM (GMT 0)
     I use Reliamed drops in my bag after emptying.  Works like a charm.  No odor at all....but...my hubby is a different story...he poops the natural way and BOY...you take your life in your hands following him out of the bathroom.

 

Posted 8/26/2013 7:36 PM (GMT 0)
I find poo pourri works the best, just spray in toilet before emptying your pouch and it smells great, it comes in 4oz bottle so you can carry in your purse , l have one in my purse and one in the bathroom also comes in different scents.
Posted 10/2/2013 9:39 PM (GMT 0)

foxwoods said...
I find poo pourri works the best, just spray in toilet before emptying your pouch and it smells great, it comes in 4oz bottle so you can carry in your purse , l have one in my purse and one in the bathroom also comes in different scents.

I just found a place that sells poo pourri.  What scents do you like the best?  Thanks!

 

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