I read about how many days everyone tries to get out of a bag. Would it be bad to change every day?
Jkwcpa
Jul 27, 2015 5:24 pm
Penguins7
Jul 27, 2015 6:34 pm
Hello, I change the wafer and the bag every two days max. I have heard it is tough on the skin to peel the wafer off every day. I am very active as I run 15 miles per week and golf a lot. The humidity and heat plus sweating from working out makes me change more often in the summer months. I hope this helps. Good luck. Penguins7
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LadyHope
Jul 28, 2015 1:33 am
Hi jkwcpa, you ask a very good question. I believe the answer is individual. I change my pouch every day to keep things as fresh as possible and the filter clear. I know a few ostomates who change their wafer and pouch every day. I was told by a couple of ostomy nurses to keep the wafer on at least two to three days because the changing/pulling could harm/irritate the skin. I usually change the entire appliance every 4 days faithfully. If the weather is hot and humid, the wafer sometimes peels, so I change earlier, and I have had a few occasions where I kept things on for day 5 with no issues. Hope this helps. Also, to keep the pouch as odor-free as possible, I add a few drops of ostomy deodorant. M9 is my fave, but it is blue. I also use Safe and Simple and Nascent. Take care - LH
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vulcanBMk2
Jul 28, 2015 2:14 pm
It's a bit different for me as I am urostomy. I use a one-piece bag and change it every 24 hours. I have pushed it to 2 days as an experiment, but better safe than sorry as far as I'm concerned...
Lubelle
Feb 03, 2020 5:30 pm
I have an ile. Usually, I can change it in 5 or 6 days. If I leave it on longer than that, I find it leaks on me.
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Sportster9
Feb 03, 2020 11:52 pm
I irrigate every day in the morning, and I use a Hollister closed-end pouch as a stoma cap. I rarely get returns before the next morning. Sometimes, when I'm swimming in the summer, I take off the pouch and put on a Tegaderm-style bandage so it doesn't show so much. I then put back on a pouch, so it sometimes gets changed more than once a day. My skin is doing great. I think the important thing is finding a pouch/wafer system that works for your skin type and requirements. I found the Convatec adhesives to be gummy and difficult to remove, so they were irritating. For me, the Hollister one-piece stays in place and removes easily. Remember that the companies love, love, love to sample us. Feel free to keep trying things until you find the ones that work.