Quick And Clean Method To Empty A Drainable Pouch

ZZNIPER · 2024-12-27T10:31:40-05:00

I got tired of squeezing out poop; it's time-consuming and messy. I figured out how to do it faster and cleaner. I open the pouch, point it up towards my chest, and pour 1/2 of a water bottle (8 oz or so, depending on the amount of poop inside). I close it back up and squish it up and down until it turns like diarrhea, stand over the toilet bowl, bend down, and open the pouch (point it up towards you), flush the toilet, and point the pouch down towards the swirling water and release the flap until it empties out. I repeat the process one more time to rinse it out. I usually stuff 3 sheets of toilet paper into the pouch up past the folding flaps and close it up. It usually takes me less than 2 minutes to empty the pouch. P.S. It takes practice to master it, but you will really be better off in the long run. :)

Quick and Clean Method to Empty a Drainable Pouch

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Gracie Bella

Jan 29, 2025 1:10 am

My husband just explained to me that New Zealand toilets are different from toilets in the States! How was I supposed to know that?? He looked at me and said, "Seriously? You didn't notice how my toilet in Holland was different also?" - yes, I did, but I had forgotten all about it.....

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Gracie Bella

Jan 29, 2025 1:14 am

My ileostomy output is very watery. I just sit all the way back on our New Zealand toilet... and I make sure to have toilet paper lying on the water, so I get no splashback - and I try to pour it into the center of the toilet.
I too wash my bag out with water in a similar way, as even though I have watery output, I like it to be clean. My husband calls it OCD...
We often argue over the fact that my output stinks... I have told John many times that his BMs do not smell like roses either!

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hangingin

Jan 29, 2025 5:25 am

I also discovered this method completely on my own out of being unable to deal with a full pouch. I carry a very small water bottle with me at all times and it saves me! I'm ten months in -