Been an ostomate for 13 years. I rinse several times a day and wear a bag for a week. Never had an issue. May depend on the bag though. I use a Convatec 22771 cut to fit.
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Sep 09, 2019 8:01 am
Puppyluv56
Sep 10, 2019 2:53 am
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It does seem that most of us just have to do the rinsing for sanitary reasons! Seems about right! Even though I irrigate, on occasion there are presents, depending on my diet. Rinsing has never made any difference in the wear time of my flange. May even help it some! Irrigation also throws a lot of water at the wafer and has not seemed to lessen the wear time.
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lovely
Sep 13, 2019 10:50 pm
I have a hose that connects to the hose that fills the commode. It does not interfere with the filling of the commode tank and has a sprayer on the end. It is normally used to wash out cloth diapers. I take the pouch loose from the barrier, wipe the barrier clean, then hold the bag over the commode with the end clip off and wash the bag out. I wash it out from the top of the bag.
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Puppyluv56
Sep 14, 2019 1:35 am
That would be awesome. My husband mentioned doing something like that a long time ago but just never got around to it. May have to mention it to him again. Would make things easier.
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lovely
Sep 14, 2019 4:04 am
Need to clear up something when I said I wash it out from the top of the bag, I meant I spray it in the top of the pouch.
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