I have had an ileostomy for 14 years now and thanks to it I live a normal healthy life. I haven't been on any medication for my Crohns in all that time, so feel like I no longer have it and forget I even have the bag throughout the day - apart from one issue.
In all that time there has always been an odor problem and believe me I have tried everything in the bag to try and eliminate odor. I've tried various bags but out of all of them I use a Coloplast one piece drainable bag with a carbon filter as it sticks to my skin and I never worry about it lifting or filling with air. I change my bag everyday but throughout the day at work I can smell the contents of my bag - Others smell it aswell :-(
I know that as I put some body shop mandarin and tangelo oil drops in my bag every time I change it or empty it. I've tried various odor eliminators, peppermint oils and other things and they have all failed to eliminate the odor or make it smell fresh. I've even tried expensive after shaves and they last a very short time before the contents odor takes over.
Over the years I have spent hundreds of dollars trying things out but live in the hope there is something that works! I've also contacted the various manufactures to include some form of fragrance in the bag rather than producing drops or sprays that you have to carry. For me as a man in his 30's I hate carrying the body shop oil bottle in my pocket everywhere I go - but it's the best thing I've found. It's a shame it's not a manly smell but it's a thousand times better than the smell of the contents.
It is something I have suffered since I've had the bag and it does get me down from time to time and so I would welcome any recommendations from others on this forum. I'm willing to try anything!!
Thanks
In all that time there has always been an odor problem and believe me I have tried everything in the bag to try and eliminate odor. I've tried various bags but out of all of them I use a Coloplast one piece drainable bag with a carbon filter as it sticks to my skin and I never worry about it lifting or filling with air. I change my bag everyday but throughout the day at work I can smell the contents of my bag - Others smell it aswell :-(
I know that as I put some body shop mandarin and tangelo oil drops in my bag every time I change it or empty it. I've tried various odor eliminators, peppermint oils and other things and they have all failed to eliminate the odor or make it smell fresh. I've even tried expensive after shaves and they last a very short time before the contents odor takes over.
Over the years I have spent hundreds of dollars trying things out but live in the hope there is something that works! I've also contacted the various manufactures to include some form of fragrance in the bag rather than producing drops or sprays that you have to carry. For me as a man in his 30's I hate carrying the body shop oil bottle in my pocket everywhere I go - but it's the best thing I've found. It's a shame it's not a manly smell but it's a thousand times better than the smell of the contents.
It is something I have suffered since I've had the bag and it does get me down from time to time and so I would welcome any recommendations from others on this forum. I'm willing to try anything!!
Thanks