Stoma bag colours

Hello Kath

I use Welland and they also produce black stoma bags. I agree they look more discreet and you can't see the output, which I prefer.

I wish they did a mixed pack, black, skin tone and maybe something pastel to tone with underwear. You can purchase covers, but the ones I have seen are large and not very discreet.

The colour of a bag might seem unimportant, but to me, it's my way of looking 'new normal'. I still wear summer dresses and skirts and I intend to swim and kiak this year, so something tonal and discreet matters.

Ally

Ally  ,I fully agree.just because you use a stoma bag it doesnt mean you have given up on wearing nice clothes and feeling.good about yourself,whatever your age and circumstances.

Ksth

I'd like a mixed pack of black and beige too to match the majority of my underwear. The ones I use (Pelican Platinum) only come in beige which is a shame but I shouldn't complain as they're great in every other way!

Welland do free samples, lovely bags with a Manuka honey seal.

If I was in the UK I would order loads of samples to get a mix of colours.

Also send some feedback to your company, they might introduce them in the future.

Hi Kath

Great question!

I use Salts confidence Be bags for my colostomy, and they come in nude, black or white. Lots of my clothes are black, and my underwear, so I choose to get black bags. I would never want a stoma bag cover, in the same way I don’t want a belt or any thing else to add to the stuff I have to wear! 

I’d love if I could get a mixed box of colours-I wear a lot of white and lighter colours when I’m on holiday in the sun-but I need to choose one colour and all boxes on my order need to be the same.  

I find these bags neat and discreet but I’d love to mix the colours up. On the other hand, urostomy bags are simply horrible in my opinion, and I don’t have much positive to say about them other than that they serve their purpose!

Sarah xx 

Hi. I also use Welland. I have both colours on my prescription. I get 60 pouches per month-30 black and 30 beige. If you speak to your GP surgery, and give them the product code, they should be able to order them. I explained that to someone like me, my pouches form part of my underwear. The receptionist fully understood what I was saying. My prescription was amended the same day.