
Empty or change your pouch when it is 1/3 to 1/2 full. A pouch that is too full may start to pull away from your skin. You will not feel urine coming out of your stoma. You will need to check …
This pouch, (or reservoir) which is connected to the skin by a small stoma, is drained periodically by inserting a thin tube or catheter into the stoma. After the pouch is emptied the catheter is …
Place used pouch and paper towels into plastic bag and throw away in regular trash. Empty your pouch when 1/2 full and before bedtime. Change your pouch every 3 to 4 days, or if your …
If there are any skin folds, creases or areas of scarring around the stoma that are not flat, you can use the barrier rings or paste to make the skin surface flatter before applying the new pouch.
Remove — 1 To remove, use the white tab on the barrier to gently pull the pouch away from the skin.
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INDIANA POUCH
• Emptying your pouch with a catheter is easy and does not hurt. The stoma (opening) does not have much feeling. • Keep a catheter kit with you, including catheters, lubricant (like K-Y gel), …
sleep and will not feel any pain. At this poi to find a new way to drain urine. This will be one by creating an Indiana Pouch. Your intestine is made into a pouch that is connected to the …