Nigh time leakage - urostomy
Posted: 2022-04-29 11:52:56
Hello, new member here.
I am going on 14 months with my urostomy. I use the Coloplast one piece pouch system, and change it every 3-4 days. I have been experiencing bag failures at night, I use a night bag, sleep on my left side and try to not crush the bag while sleeping. I have tried to limit fluids after 7-8 pm, the night bag is slightly elevated off the floor, I drain the pouch before connecting night bag so as to reduce the chance of a vacuum forming.
I have had 3 failures this past week alone. I will wake to an overly full pouch that hasn't drained into the nigh bag. Not sure if I am experiencing mucus blockage as I take Prilosec every day to prevent over producing mucus in the conduit. We did just hear about a Dale Band, I expect it today and will try it tonight. I am curious, are there any other precautions I can try? I have resorted to setting an alarm for 1 to 1.5 hours just to alert me to see if my pouch has drained into the night bag.
Thank you,
Scott
I am going on 14 months with my urostomy. I use the Coloplast one piece pouch system, and change it every 3-4 days. I have been experiencing bag failures at night, I use a night bag, sleep on my left side and try to not crush the bag while sleeping. I have tried to limit fluids after 7-8 pm, the night bag is slightly elevated off the floor, I drain the pouch before connecting night bag so as to reduce the chance of a vacuum forming.
I have had 3 failures this past week alone. I will wake to an overly full pouch that hasn't drained into the nigh bag. Not sure if I am experiencing mucus blockage as I take Prilosec every day to prevent over producing mucus in the conduit. We did just hear about a Dale Band, I expect it today and will try it tonight. I am curious, are there any other precautions I can try? I have resorted to setting an alarm for 1 to 1.5 hours just to alert me to see if my pouch has drained into the night bag.
Thank you,
Scott