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Posted 9/18/2013 8:26 AM (GMT 0)
Hi I use sensura pouch which im happy with but it says it has it has dual filters but they  never work. most mornings I will get up and it looks like I have a balloon stuck on my stomach. I do  things to try and reduce gas like not eating after 6 or drinking fizzy drinks....etc but it doesn't help. Just wondering do the filters work in any pouches  if so which ones? or are they all useless thanks x   
Posted 9/18/2013 9:45 AM (GMT 0)
I have never found a filter that works. I have also never found a solution to the gas, so I don't even bother anymore. I don't watch what I eat or when I eat it, I have just come to accept that no matter what I do, I will always get the balloon bag during my day/night.
All I do, is burp my bag when it gets too much, but quite often I'm too lazy to even do that so if I wake up with 30-40 mins before I am due to get out of bed and I have the balloon, I simply roll over, go back to sleep and let it be. It has never been a problem or caused an issue. Once it's full it's full!!!!
Posted 9/18/2013 11:21 AM (GMT 0)
In a word 'no'. Most will work until you lie down to sleep, then output creeps up and clogs the filter thus making it useless. We all live for the day someone invents a vent that won't clog up.
Posted 9/18/2013 2:19 PM (GMT 0)
Had to laugh when a stoma nurse once told me that filtered bags can be used efetively for ileos- lol. she must have been confusing them with colostomy bags.

I have noticed a big difference in gas at night in the pouch - or not- depending on what I eat- i.e. I can pretty much guarantee no gas buildup if I dont eat what I know will create gas (eg lots of lactose containing or sugar containing food, beans etc). But, since I invariably have to get up to pee, I burp (or empty- though I usually dont need to overnight until I get up) it then, so I dont really care. And, like petal says, unless one has to sleep on ones stomach (I have never been a stomach sleeper), a ballooned bag is no biggie- well, at least not for me- I swear it could inflate to a massive size if need be and not ever cause a leak- let it do that once as an experiment (went about 16h without emotying ir burping) and all was well.

Post Edited (Probiotic) : 9/18/2013 8:22:20 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 9/18/2013 7:24 PM (GMT 0)
I have found that the Hollister filters come the closest to working for me. They usually work pretty well for a few days. Convatec and Coloplast never seem to work AT ALL. The worst to me is Convatec because not only do they not work from the start, but the filter leaks after a day or so, even with that little sticker over it. It's a shame because I have found Convatec to be the best for me all around, and was just about to call them to see if they have an opaque 2 piece bag with NO filter.
Posted 9/18/2013 7:31 PM (GMT 0)
I tried the filters you can attach - Osteo-EZ vents. They didn't work any better than the ones that are built in.
Posted 9/19/2013 10:46 AM (GMT 0)
Psudoc, the EZ vents aren't filters. They are like a plug on a beach ball so you can release gas. They do work for that purpose, and some people really like them. I didn't because I had leaks with them....

I think the filters work for people w/colostomies and firmer output, but not for ileos.
Posted 9/19/2013 8:13 PM (GMT 0)
When I called Convatec to order samples of the only opaque pouch they make with NO filter, the nurse I was speaking with tried to tell me about the "improved" filter on the Natura Plus pouches and how it is designed to work better for ileos. I told her those are the pouches I have been using for months now and that the filter NEVER works, not even in the first few hours before it has gotten wet. All she could say was "oh".
Posted 9/22/2013 8:10 PM (GMT 0)
     Have the same problem here.  I'll be the first in line should they ever invent a filter that actually works.  I use the Coloplast Sensura bags...I really like them but they get the fickle finger of fate award when it comes to filters. rolleyes
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