Advice for Eliminating Ostomy Odor?

Hey all! I am new to this site, but I am not new to being an ostomy warrior. I'm going on nine years. Anyone have advice or suggestions on how to eliminate odor? I've tried the Adapt from Hollister, and that just makes it worse. Any suggestions, besides not eating or drinking the things I love?!

M9 drops for bag spray for the bathroom

Hi Littlemama and welcome to the site. This topic has been covered extensively in the past few days. If you just scroll down, you should find lots of info. Good luck!

Terry

There are no solutions to eliminate odors while eating and drinking what you want. There are many options to reduce odor. In addition to Hollister's Adapt, Coloplast has Brava, ConvaTec has Esenta, and many other companies provide products. They provide free samples so you can see which one works best for you.

I use Be Free, and you can obtain a free sample from:

"https://www.befreetechnologies.com/product-page/be-free-system-liquid-pods"

You can also try 10-20 ml of hydrogen peroxide. I use it if I inadvertently run out of Be Free.

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Interesting ....

I did not know about hydrogen peroxide.

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I don't know about the US, but here in the UK, marketing of branded products has overtaken the dry-salter and indeed the informed pharmacist too. But I guess if one has the chemical knowledge, there is always the base knowledge which, of course, is going to be invaluable!

Thank you for sharing this nugget of info :-) :-)

BW

Jayne

Words of Encouragement from Ostomy Advocates I Hollister

I have used hydrogen peroxide for many years. Works great and it's super cheap!

I never heard of using hydrogen peroxide either. Thanks for the tip. Welcome to the site.

M9 works for me.

Are you also thinking bag odor osmosis? The stink left after emptying? In the bathroom? Or just bag limiting odor?

Welcome to the site.

Adapt does the job in the bag for me. As for the bathroom stink, a couple of candles help a bunch.

Right on the candles. Cheapest, easiest way to freshen air and room.

I always associated candles and candlelight with love and romance. However, as you point out, it has other uses as well. Good idea, perfumed candles to remove odor. 'Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness' (or odor).

Candles burning add a warmth to the room as well.

I have used Febreze plug-ins (waste of money).

I have used battery-operated sprayers too.

I have used the vapor-type devices that emit a smoke screen.

Yes, three types of devices placed in my house and bathroom.

A lot of batteries... a little over the top too... but...

Nothing beats the candle...

🎵🎶 And it seems to me... you live your life... like a candle in the loo... 🎵🎶

I was intrigued by your profile name - and so looked you up...

What cars do you race, Safanwa?

Do you build them?

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ waves ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

From UK

BW

Jayne

Strike a match or two. Works great.

And boom! Goes the house! 😆

I was having issues with odors, too. I found a person whose colorectal surgeon recommended OTC Devrom.  I recently tried the capsules and they are working very well for me. Wish my doctor had advised me of this. I had tried all the pouch deodorants without satisfying results. Online, you can get them from Amazon, Walmart or a medical supply house.