M 9 Deodorizer

Tom, excellent point! I have an old bottle of M9, just looked at the ingredients, but I'm no chemist, so have no idea what could be so expensive.... maybe the pretty blue coloring?

That's part of why I use the hydrogen peroxide, which I often get on sale for $1.99 for two 32 oz bottles..... let's round up, that would be 64 oz for $2 or $4 per gallon. For me, it works better than the M9, which is EIGHTY times more expensive.

Although, my insurance will pay for the M9 and not for the hydrogen peroxide..... so that's a whole different thing....

For once it is good to be old.......medicare buys deodorizer

Dan

I put the peroxide in a squeeze bottle (for ex, an old M9 bottle) and just squeeze a little in the bag after I've emptied. I haven't had any problem w/it on my stoma -- people use hydrogen peroxide as a gargle and for canker sores, and the cheek tissue is the same type as the stoma tissue.

It doesn't work perfectly, especially if I eat something like fish, but it takes away most of the smell.

I don't really stick my nose in the bag to check how much it smells , but I think that mostly it keeps the bag from smelling.

I will say that when I've mentioned the hydrogen peroxide to stoma nurses, they get concerned.... but it's from being unfamiliar not from knowing of any specific dangers. I've seen it recommended in a variety of places, and it felt safe enough to me to give it a try, and I've had no problems.

BTW it's also used at waste treatment plants for sewage, same basic idea.....

I also like that it's clear. I managed to spill M9 in the bathroom several times in the middle of the night, and that's messy....