The drainable ostomy pouch is a reusable system. A
patient can drain, clean, wash, and reuse the ostomy bag. This is unlike the
closed ostomy system. An ostomate can drain the accumulates waste on his own
without taking any help. Moreover, it is easy to change and apply the drainable
pouch. It is economical because you can use one bag for three to four days. You need to make it clean, but do not need to
discard it after one use.
How
to Use a Drainable Ostomy System?
The drainable ostomy bag is fully protected from leakage.
A patient should not worry about the deliberate disclosure of liquid or stool.
The system has secured through the tap closure, clip closure, Velcro, and a few
other solutions to control the leaking of discharge.
Moreover, there is no complication in pasting the
drainable bag. It is available in one-piece and two-piece systems. In the
one-piece, you only have to take it out from the packing and apply it to the
peristomal. In the two-piece, you need to put the adhesive on the edges of the
stoma container separately. The patients who face frequent discharge or too
much watery stool excretion must use the drainable bags. They will be more
comfortable in these pouches. As you just need to empty and wash it. Changing
the system, again and again, could be worrying.
The vital point to use a drainable ostomy system is to
keep the peristomal healthy. Due to the frequent discharge or leakage (if not
attached properly), the skin around the stoma can catch infection, irritation,
redness, or swelling.
How
to Maintain a Healthy Peristomal With the Use of a Drainable Ostomy System?
For new ostomates, it is not easy to take care of their
stoma and peristomal skin. However, it is not difficult to keep it healthy and
clean. In the initial few days, a patient feels complexities in emptying and
cleaning the drainable bag again and again. But, by the time, he will manage
the wellness of stoma.
To keep your peristomal skin healthy, the utmost
important rule is to stop leakage of the container. If the drainable ostomy bag
is not discharging the waste, the skin will be fine. The stool or urine can
cause redness, irritation, and infection to the peristomal skin. Therefore, you
need to make sure that the pouch is not leaking and attached to the stoma from
all sides. Moreover, you should avoid the foods that can cause diarrhea or
excretion of watery substances frequently.
For
Whom Drainable Ostomy Bags are Best?
For every ostomy patient, it has the best and easy use.
However, for a few ostomates, it has the easiest and comfortable use. Some
patients can get the utmost benefits from the drainable ostomy systems. The
patients who have gone through the resection of the upper colon, urostomy or
the ostomates who practice the ostomy irrigation should use the drainable
supplies.
Advantages
of Drainable Ostomy System
Here a few advantages for the ostomates who are using or
want to use the drainable ostomy bags.
·
Some patients have a high and frequent
discharge of urine after the surgery. Because the natural system of excretion
gets changed; thus, their digestive and bladder system face problems.
·
For the patients who suffer from the motion,
diarrhea, or watery stool.
·
A patient will feel comfortable due to less
frequency of changing the bag.
·
It is economical because you do not have to
buy it again and again. You can reuse it after emptying and washing.
·
The draining system is comfortable for every
type of patient. An elder ostomate can clean it without any help.
Disadvantages
of Drainable Ostomy Pouches
The following are some disadvantages:
·
It is difficult to empty the drainable
container for those who have solid discharge.
·
After the washing of it, some patients face
difficulty with the re-attachment and closing supplies.
