Hmmmm...........now why have I never heard of them either? Actually, I'm not even aware of the other jelling products mentioned in the video. This is the kind of stuff that bugs the shit out of me. I've been dealing with high output since I got my ostomy a little over 5 years ago. I've talked to ostomy nurses at major teaching hospitals (Hopkins, Georgetown, Washington Hospital Center, etc.) as well as been to ostomy clinics, etc.............and no one has ever mentioned such a product to me. I was actually looking into such "things" because I didn't know these products even existed. I've been talking to my engineering buddies at NASA and both the Army and Air Force research labs to see what's current on how to vaporize or get rid of water instantly. Turns out the NASA guys want to recycle water, not get rid of it, and the military guys don't have a need for what I'm looking for. My next avenue of pursuit was going to be flood damage management. But it seems I've been beaten to the punch by these Pearls. I wonder what other interesting and possibly helpful ostomy products are out there that no one I've spoken to has bothered to make me aware of. Thanks Lovely for posting this..........I need to check it out.
Regards,
Bob
PS In case anyone is wondering what these Pearls cost, I looked it up. Amazon sells them in a container of 100 packets for $37. So if you use 3 a day, you get a month's worth for a little over a dollar a day. That's not bad, all things considered. For someone like me who can have a REALLY high liquid output (depending on what I eat/drink), sometimes I'd be emptying my bag before the stuff had a chance to actually work, so they're not ideal for me for those situations. But for times when I go out to dinner or am doing something where I'm actively trying to control my output, these might be a really good idea.