Odor

Just a real quick post for htose suffering from odor issues

Three things have greatly improved my situation-

1: Use a squirt (about a teaspoon worth) of hydrogen peroxide in pouch IF there's bad odor- fill with water- swish around, empty- use just water this time to rinse remaining Hydrogen peroxide from pouch- this seems ot kill Oder well

(I've tried N'ascent as well ,and it works fine too, but is expensive- I've also used diluted bleech in pouch- keep away from stoma- and it too kills odor pretty well- but I wouldn't suggest bleech)

2: Probably the best help for me is to take a small swig of Peptol Bismol twice a day- once in morning and another before bed

3: Activated Charcoal tablets (Use these only when eating foosds you know will cause bad odors like fish, beans etc)

But do use peptol after doing your own research- there was some concern it can cause 'megacolon' in people with their colons still intact - although I find very little info on this- so it'll be a judgement call for you to decide for yourself if yopu wish to use it- There is a product that basically is the same stuff just for odor- can't remember name, but it's expensive- peptol, generic brand is much less expensive

The bi****h bonds with, and neutralizes sulfur molecules and other molecules which are responsible for odors- Since I began using- the difference is night and day

If you are worried about possible side effects- you could take just periodically- like when you go out to eat spicy food, or eat things like broccoli, or other odor causing foods, and don't take any when you know your meals are going to be more bland and tame, such as say ham, or meats, and mild veggies etc. Occasional peptol likely isn't going to hurt anyone that can tolerate it well

I found htough it doesn't work as well for fish- but what can help in addition to peptol is taking charcoal tablets too- sometimes I need to take 5-6 to tame the odor- but without the two products, it would be quite awful

Now, do keep in mind that peptol and charcoal will interfere with meds absorption- so be sure to only take them an hour or more after you take your meds (even longer if you take time released meds)

I don't take meds except for Prilosec and loperamide, and I just take them at same time as petal- but hten again I don't much care if it affects the meds or not- it doesn't seem to-

anyways- these are just some thjigns I've discovered over the years for odor

You can also try the tic tac in pouch- use spearamint or wintergreen or peppermint- strong odors- but I find they just mask, not neutralize like the peptol and charcoal do

I hadn't heard of that- I'll check it out- thanks

I've tried that before- To me it just seems like the smell of altoids mixes with the smell of poo- I've been taking peptol fairly regularly and it really does a great job neutralizing the odor- I but the larger bottles of peptol, and take a small swig in morning one in after noon, and one before bed- probably about 1/2 a measure (the plastic measure cup that comes with it)

This works quite well- and remaining odor I use the hydrogen peroxide in pouch- and if I need to I'll pop in a tic tac or two- or an altoid- either one works

I use Reliamed drops.

I agree answers- I have an ileostomy, and for some reason the odor can get quite bad- I had heard about the devrom tabs- I think they work much like peptol- binding with the gas that causes the odor and neutralizing it- peptol seems to take care of I'd guess about 90% or so of odor- what little odor remains isn't bad at all- almost not detectable-

The only thing is it doesn't work as well for fish- and I have to take quite a bit if I have eggs- but when I have either of htose I also take charcoal tablets to help

Also try the altoids or tic tac peppermint in pouch- it really does help give a more pleasant odor to pouch- I pop one tic tac in in the morning, and it scents the pouch all day practically

Hey Shaz, Yeah, I got the peroxide trick from your website actually- works quite well- I've also been using Na'scent which works well too- but is expensive- you can get it off amazon I believe- do you empty the peroxide out? or leave in for awhile? I would imagine you just rinse with it? As it can cause issues with the ostomy if in contact too long-

Hey Christine, I had tried those many years ago I believe, can't remember how well it worked now though