So yesterday I was thrilled that I got the Convatec Diamonds Gelling and Odour Control Sachets.
I tried one. It just managed to fit through the plastic tube of my pouch, and using a cotton bud I was able to push it all the way into my pouch.
The first attempt, although there was zero odour (my hubby was so happy, as he keeps complaining that my ileostomy output stinks), was still very watery.
So the next time I emptied my bag, I tried two sachets and it became quite nice and thick, so I am thrilled.
Now my stoma nurse has to figure out how she can order them, as I got my samples from Australia, since Convatec has gone back to Australia, and the gelling sachets are not available in New Zealand.
Still, I hope that she will be able to organise that I can get these on a regular basis, as they made all the difference with my pre-filter leading to the main filter which didn't clog up!!
Thank you to the people who made me aware that these things exist!!
Hope that you are all having a good day.
Grace
Huh - didn't know about this either. Just looked at it on their US website. I will have to see if I can get a sample to try - if it will fix my liquid ileostomy output from causing leakage on my seal and make my bags last longer.
Thanks for sharing!
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Respectfully,
Mike
You're welcome k9rulz!!
I've been living with very watery output since I got my ileostomy 28 years ago. Up to recently, I was mostly bedridden, and I was using a Convatec two-piece system which had a convenient filter on it that I could just pop off and allow any air to come out if I was in the toilet. But as my stoma over the years had become a lot smaller and more oval than circular, the precut wafers were about 4 mm too large, and the smaller size down was too small, so my new stoma nurse asked me to trial the SenSura Mio deep convex two-piece system, and I found that I have almost no leakage anymore, which is something I struggled with enormously with my old bags.
It's been about 4 months since I started using the new bags, and I have yet to have an accident - which used to happen to me frequently.
I just was not thrilled with the prefilter, which leads to the main filter in these pouches, as my watery output would clog up the prefilter within less than 4 hours.
It took me quite a long time to find someone who was willing to send me a sample, as a lot of places refused to send samples to New Zealand. So I was really happy that Convatec Australia was willing to send them to me.
Good luck trying the samples when you get them; I hope it will help you as well!
Grace
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