I personally rinse my bag after emptying. I have a low output ileostomy (due to my motility issues) and my output is typically very liquid. I tend to have more gas than anything. No one told me to do it or not, I just started doing it on my own. I use a disposable cup to empty my ostomy 2-3 times a day and I only empty at home (unless I am on a road trip, I always empty whenever we stop, and even though gas station bathrooms are almost always private). So I squeeze all the contents out of my bag, pour the contents into the toilet, rinse the cup out, fill the cup up with water, pour it into my ostomy bag, massage the bag, pour the contents from the bag out, and wipe off the end of the bag with toilet paper. Then I rinse the cup out, put the lid on, and go on with my business. I have never had any issues with leaking since I perfected my supplies about 5 weeks ago. I use the Eakin rings as well and they are my favorite rings. The Adapt ones are fine but are thick, and the Coloplast ones are too thick for me and they really expand too much. If you are having issues with leaking, get the Coloplast Barrier Strips. They are like bandaids for your wafer or bag border. I have been using them for 5 weeks and no joke, I have had one leak in the past 5 weeks. I change my bag Mondays and Thursdays like clockwork, right after my bath, and I have had one leak. Before I got my bags and those barrier strips (I use the Marlen Minimax One Piece Drainable Convex Opaque Bags with filters, so they have to be special ordered), I was having to change my bag every day or every 2 days due to leaks and blowouts from too much gas in the pouch at night. I like rinsing the pouch because it makes me feel clean, similar to how someone after they poop would wipe their butt lol

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