urostomy bag failures

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hi all was just wondering if anyone else have been having bag issues of late regarding them leaking early.. i use the dansac flat pouches supplied by fittleworth and the last 2 months supply have been troublesome.. when i first started using them after my operation in 2020 i was told by my stoma nurse that they were suppose to last for up to 3 days before changing although she recommended that i only went 2 days max with them. But i have always changed them daily as i feel more comfortable doing that and apart from the odd accident ( probably self inflicted by not getting the timing right when applying them ) they have been great to the point you almost forget your wearing them. but at the moment i am lucky to get 12hrs out of them before they start to fail.. i have raised this with my nurse who did mention certain suppliers were struggling to get the right chemicals for the pouches but has arranged an outpatients appointment for me to check that everything is ok with my stoma. at the moment this is interfering with work big time as i work in construction outside and by nature of my job i have to bend and stretch a lot.  would appreciate some feedback one way or another regarding this .. many thanks ..mick

  • Hi Mick,

     I have used Urostomy Pouches ( "confidence natural" ) supplied by Salts Medilink,( who have proved to be totally reliable and helpful ), and have  Stoma Nurses available for telephone advice, for almost ten years now,- in that time you could count the failures on one hand ! My only problem, which may apply to you, is that when working reasonably hard, I can start to becoming sweaty -- that would cause the glue to fail after a while- they also supply "flange extenders" which may help.

    When I first started using these pouches I was fortunate enough to be supervised by an extremely experienced  visiting Stoma Nurse who actually trained new Nurses - so she really knew her business ! She emphasised to me that they should NOT be left on for more than 24/36 hours - the mucus around the spout is not a desirable feature after that time !  I wonder if the"experts" who suggest much longer times do actually have personal experience, or just read books ! The pouches do say "single use" -why not "do what it says on the box" ?

    Hope this helps!

    Regards