Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Supplies for Staying Clean and Odor-Free with an Ostomy

Without proper prep and planning, an untimely situation is around the corner for any ostomy patient.  To stop blowouts, barrier leaks, breaks, unintended drainage, and more untimely situations, there are several ostomy supplies you can add to your supply to keep things in shape.  Add these supplies for your ostomy checklist.

Air Venting Systems for Pouches - Many pouches do not include any type of air venting system or filtration which releases that naturally builds up inside of the ostomy pouch. For these ventless and filterless pouches, you can attach carbon filters like Coloplast’s Filtrodor, or an Osto-EZ-Vent, which lasts for the lifetime of the pouch and allowing straightforward controlled air release if you need it.

Cleaners and Wipes -
Anyone with an Ostomy has their own way of keeping skin wafers clean, but there are a number of products that work best for both incontinence and for ostomy in those circumstances where a barrier has leaks or comes apart. These skin cleansers and cleaners not only clean the skin but also have ostomy adhesive removers so they'll not only cleanse the skin but remove any of the adhesives from the previous appliance so you can quickly attach another one and go about your day.

Devrom Capsules - Nobody knows their guts like an Ostomy patient, who by nature is compelled to consider their diet every day as it will change the output of their pouch.  Devrom tablets are an over the counter product approved by the FDA for digestion odor control. These tablets help in keeping odors down from stoma output and ostomy appliances. You simply take a tablet after each meal to help control internal digestive odours for ostomy, incontinence, and IBS.

Deodorizers for Ostomy Appliances
- Some drops of  Hollister's m9 Drop Deodorizer and Coloplast O.A.D. in a pouch will keep odors down, neutralizing the odour to keep pouches fresh.

Deodorizers for Rooms - There are times where appliances have to be modified, they create leakage, or even  situations where odors can happen. In such cases, a simple odor spray will not work. There are heaps of odor-killing products in retailers, such as Lysol or Oust, but for a very effective product for destroying odors, Bard Medi-Aire, Coloplast Ultra-Fresh, and odor Assassin fit the bill better than the others.


Learn more about Ostomy with these resources:
UOAA
Ostomy GuideAdded with Posterous - Home Medical Supplies.

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