Colo-Majic Flushable Liners What
the Liners Do For You How
to Insert Pinholes
How to Use the Liners FAQ COMO
A La ADICION PINHOLES
COMO AI USO LOS TRANSATLANTICOS de
FLUSHABLE Tips
Trial Sample
Tips:
THE LINER
You can
change your Liner 4 - 5 times a day for less than the cost of a
cup of coffee.
It
is most important that you spread the liner from side to side so
it lies flat in the pouch as shown in the instructions.
When removing the pouch, hold your finger on the wafer so that
you will not loosen the wafer.
Do not
forget to put the pin holes in the proper area so as to let the
gas escape from the liner into the pouch. This will also allow
your filter to stay clean between changes.
THE WAFER
You
can purchase pre-cut, stoma size wafers from your dealer.
Stoma
paste around the stoma hole is a good guarantee against leakage
under the wafer. When applying the paste around the hole,
lay the wafer over the edge of your table or counter top, turn
the wafer around while holding the tube in one position and
squeezing out the paste at the same time. This action will give
a nice even layer around the hole. Always make sure your skin is
thoroughly dry before applying your new wafer.
If you
use the flexible wafer, cutting a 3/8 inch /\ shaped cut in each
of the 4 corners of the wafer helps to reduce the wrinkles in
the wafer when you apply the wafer to your body.
Shaving
the hair around the stoma area and under the wafer can cause a
rash, infection and in-grown hair in the shaved area. A
few minutes with a good pair of tweezers to remove the longest
and most stubborn hairs each time you change your wafer will
eventually remove the hair permanently and save much pain and
skin rash. Always make sure your skin is dry before applying a
wafer.
DIET & ODOR
It is a
fact that odor is caused by the conversion of materials in the
diet into compounds which have a strong odor, the worst is
caused by the decomposition of amino acid materials in the food
during the digestive process. This is a natural part of the
process, turning food into body fuels. There are many ways for
colostomates and others to try to overcome this natural strong
odor.
1. The use of odor reducing pills, taken internally or for
use in the pouch.
2. Emptying the pouch and rinsing it out every time the
bowel chooses to move, possibly 2 to 4 times a day, (a messy
operation and risky when you are away from home). In a
short time the pouch will take on the odor caused by the fecal
matter it contains as will the wafer. Long periods of time
between changes is risky and uncertain. This risk and
uncertainty can be greatly eliminated by using the COLO-
MAJIC®
FLUSHABLE OSTOMY POUCH LINER which is designed for
colostomates and possibly some ileostomates (a personal decision
for them). The liner is the safest and easiest way to
guard against offensive odors (just change it away in a couple
of minutes).
FOOD
Before
we start it is only reasonable to say that we are all different
when it comes to food. Different strokes for different folks as
it were. We should all be aware that some foods will create
odors and we should really try to understand and avoid them as
much as possible.
At the
top of the list are, onions, garlic, certain sea foods and
especially spices. Next are beans, peas, cabbage, turnips and
broccoli. Then comes fish and eggs which are also heavy
contenders.
