A day hike in the mountains, and ostomy bag management? What do active outdoor types do?

Good evening another thought raising question.

As you've got experience of having to go in some out of the way places I think my suggestion might be of help.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07DDM8PZR/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_i_F.YREb89NW46E

Peebol Shewee https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IYJHJ8A/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_A1ZREbAQM4CYB

Have a look at the above from Amazon. Depending on what you are wearing and the position you choose to empty your bag, it should be relatively easy to decant your stoma bag waste into the above bags without being too obvious on what you are doing. When finished you just seal the bag. But now comes the difficult part, disposing of the bag you don't want to be carrying it around with you until you find a bin back in the car park etc.

The above are meant for urine collection but I don't see any reason for not being able to use them for stoma output.

So you will need a camping trowel to dig a cat hole to hide the bag.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07QL3DF9T/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_nuZREbHQ5S9Q6

(The above is only to illustrate the type of trowel available)

Obviously empty your bag before you set off and again before you leave the car.

Don't forget your

Disposable gloves

Dry and wet wipes 

Cleanse

Ostagel

I hope you don't find the above laughable but I think it very doable, would welcome your feedback highlighting any flaws in my suggestion.

Ian

CC

Hello Ian

Thank you for those links.

Looking at the 'disposable' bags, I think that woudl be a solution, although I would have to put that in my rucksack and take it to somewhere where it can be disposed of - for example back home, or a litter bin. If I was going to empty the contents of the bag into a hole in the ground, then that would be okay, and the trowel would come in handy; but the bags while disposable are not going to biodegrade in the outdoors.

I think if I was going wild camping, I would take the trowel, and then bury the contents of the ostomy pouch. For day hiking, as you suggest, empty the pouch into the disposable bag, and then I could pop that in a 'dry-bag' in the rucksack, and dispose of it later.

Sounds doable. I look forward to being fit enough to get into the hills again, and giving it a go. Many thanks.