Decreased Wear Time for Urostomy Pouches: Seeking Advice

Had my operation in 2007 and for years i could go 7 days on a pouch. Now all of a sudden i go 3 days and start getting a stroung urine smell so i change waffwe and pouch. Why all of a sudden i am getting the smell. How long are other people wearing there wafer and pouch, i have a urostomy,

Thanks for input

Everett

I also have urostemy but only for 8 months now   I change bag every 2-3 days. If I extend beyond 3 nights it can have odor and you can see wager around stoma deteriorating. The key for me is keeping flow to bag by not lying down without night bag hooked up because wafer will deteriorate as urine just sits by wafer till pushed down by more urine. So I change every 2-3 days and rinse night bag after use and fill about half way with water and a little vinegar and let sit till next use. Working out good for me. If I get odor at all I’m changing bag. Also read what you drink can cause strong odor  not much help   Hope others reply for more tips thanks Tom

I have only had my urostomy since Sept. 2017 but I have noticed that for me it's the beginning of a UTI. My oncologist/bladder specialist told me you can't always go by that but twice now I have had cultures way too high and they put me on Bactrim and almost immedialtley the odor goes away and I produce more urine. This may or may not be the case for you but it might not be a bad idea to ask your Dr. if you should have a urine culture done. I use coloplast mio click deep barrier as I have a flush stoma. I can go 5 to 7 days without changing but I prefer every couple of days. I prefer to shower with my barrier and pouch off. The coloplast barrier is the only one I have found that I can use without using those barrier rings. They can really be messy and cover my stoma because it doesn't stick out.