I have been cleaning inside the flange, the plastic part on the base, in between bag changes almost daily since I got home from rehab. I somehow thought this would make the bag changes less frequent by preventing leaks, especially when wiping off thick output from, for example, rice and mashed potatoes. But sometimes I wouldn't click it on right on one side securely after and… disaster. So, I left it alone this week but checked on it to see how the output was doing. It seems it's okay; the thick output from yesterday washed out by itself with the thin output taking its place. So, do you clean the flange in between changes? If yes, do you find it helpful?
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