Ever thought about irrigating?
Hi Stevie
I irrigate every other day and never have any stool in my pouch. The irrigation cleans out the colon, sort of like an enema. I don't know how much hand function you have but the process is pretty easy. You fill a water pouch with water and hang it higher than your shoulders. Thr pouch holds 2,000 cc's of water. Attached to the pouch is a long piece of tubing with a gauge that twirls to show you when water is moving through the tube. At the end of the tube is an on/off valve and a cone attachment that fits down into the stoma. You lubricate the cone and then turn the valve on. I use between 500 to 1,000 cc's of water.
You sit facing the toilet. I usually put a disposable underpad under me in case of spills to protect my cushion. You snap a long sleeve-like device onto the wafer, the top of which is open. It is also cone shaped and is long enough to drape down into the toilet. The bottom is open as well. See link for picture:
http://hollister.com/us/products/pop....jpg&groupid=1
After you've put the water into the stoma, you can close up the top of the sleeve with the wire closure. The whole process takes about an hour for me, but everyone's different. I sometimes rock back and forth or from side to side to get things moving.
When you're done, you use the leftover water to flush the sleeve out. I finish cleaning the sleeve and cone with soap and water in the shower. I usually reuse three times.
Please feel free to ask questions. I understand there is a shortage of good ostomy nurses these days.
Cheers!
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I irrigate every other day and never have any stool in my pouch. The irrigation cleans out the colon, sort of like an enema. I don't know how much hand function you have but the process is pretty easy. You fill a water pouch with water and hang it higher than your shoulders. Thr pouch holds 2,000 cc's of water. Attached to the pouch is a long piece of tubing with a gauge that twirls to show you when water is moving through the tube. At the end of the tube is an on/off valve and a cone attachment that fits down into the stoma. You lubricate the cone and then turn the valve on. I use between 500 to 1,000 cc's of water.
You sit facing the toilet. I usually put a disposable underpad under me in case of spills to protect my cushion. You snap a long sleeve-like device onto the wafer, the top of which is open. It is also cone shaped and is long enough to drape down into the toilet. The bottom is open as well. See link for picture:
http://hollister.com/us/products/pop....jpg&groupid=1
After you've put the water into the stoma, you can close up the top of the sleeve with the wire closure. The whole process takes about an hour for me, but everyone's different. I sometimes rock back and forth or from side to side to get things moving.
When you're done, you use the leftover water to flush the sleeve out. I finish cleaning the sleeve and cone with soap and water in the shower. I usually reuse three times.
Please feel free to ask questions. I understand there is a shortage of good ostomy nurses these days.
Cheers!
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