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Category: Ostomy Editorial

Editorial #4: Flushable Pouches – a 3 day review of a flushable ostomy pouch.

Saturday, 26 May 2012 08:12 Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 August 2012 09:21 Written by Ostomyland

clinimed-logo-freestyleNumber four in our series of Ostomyland Editorials is now available on the site. This time I’m taking a look at a topic which has been discussed in detail over on our forums a few months ago – and that is flushable pouches. Just how good are they? Do they really flush? Will they block my toilet? It was a very interesting discussion and one which got me wondering what they were like myself as I’d never tried them.

Editorial #4 is a detailed look at the concept of a flushable ostomy pouch, and I give the CliniMed Freestyle Vie Flushable ostomy pouch a three day test focusing on the design, the comfort, the wear time, the practicality of it, and of course the most imporant aspect – the flush-ability of it. I also talk about our unconscious mental attitude towards trying a flushable pouch for fear of it blocking our systems up. And finally, I look at the pros and cons and whether or not the flushable ostomy pouch is a viable alternative for the every day ostomate, and thus if you should think about giving it a try or not.

The CliniMed Freestyle Vie Flushable is the first of it’s kind. A flushable ostomy pouch, and a highly eco-friendly one to boot. The question is, will the flushable pouch concept become the next big thing in ostomy care and replace the current ranges of non-flushable pouches. Only time will tell, but the issue will likely not be decided by the quality of the products but on our ability to get over the  mental hurdle of flushing an ostomy pouch which is something we’ve had drilled into us NOT to do since day one of our stomas.

Have a read of Editorial #4 and let us know your comments – I’d love to know what you think of the flushable ostomy pouch concept, and ofcourse the editorial. Please feel free to leave a comment on the editorial page comments system, our community forums or facebook page.

Do you want more product reviews on the site?
Finally, did you find the idea of our reviewing products useful. Is it something you’d like to see more of on the site? It’s something Ostomyland has never really done before, but it’s one of the list of ideas we have to continually improve the content and information on this site. Again, please let us know what you think, we’d love to hear your comments on the subject.

Enjoy the editorial!

 

Useful Links: 
Editorial #4:   Flushable Pouches & The CliniMed Freestyle Vie Flushable Three Day Wear Test
http://ostomyland.com/mainsite/editorial-4-flushable-pouches-the-clinimed-freestyle-vie-flushable/
Ostomyland Editorials: 1 – 4:
http://ostomyland.com/mainsite/category/ostomy-news/ostomy-editorial/
CliniMed’s page on Ostomyland:
http://ostomyland.com/mainsite/manufacturers-clinimed-uk/
CliniMed Freestyle Vie Product Page:
http://www.clinimed.co.uk/stoma-care/products/closed-stoma-bags/freestyle-vie-flushable/product-design.aspx
CliniMed Website: http://www.clinimed.co.uk

Ostomyland Editorial #3 Now Available

Thursday, 01 March 2012 08:45 Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 January 2013 11:27 Written by Ostomyland
How the Digestive System Usually Works (Stoma Care for Health Care Assistants)

How the Digestive System Usually Works (Stoma Care for Health Care Assistants)

Editorial #3: Building an Ostomy Reference Library from Freebie Company Leaflets has just been published on Ostomyland. It is the third in our new Editorials feature. This time around its discussing the wealth of information found in company patient-support booklets, and specifically we’re looking at the SecuriCare booklets which are by far-and-away my favourite of all the companies various ranges of free literature. SecuriCare are a UK home delivery service which forms part of the CliniMed group of comapanies, along with Welland Medical.

The SecuriCare booklets go far beyond being just product advertising for their pouches and skin care accessories like most company leaflets do. Instead, their literature offers you a comprehensive library of information about your ostomy and caring for it. Regardless of if you are awaiting surgery, or been an ostomate for many years, there is still information contained in these which make them worthwhile keeping.

The company also offer a range of booklets for carers and health-care workers too, and whilst the information contained within is aimed more for the medical professional than the patient they are still worthwhile having on your bookcase or in your desk drawer as they also include indicators of what possible problems can arise with a stoma, along with symptoms and advice. This, to me, makes them an invaluable set of booklets for all self-caring ostomates and not just for those who receive external help with managing their stoma.

Hard copies of all the leaflets are available for free to our UK readers, and for our international readers SecuriCare have kindly allowed us to host PDF files for many of their booklets which are available for free and immediate download, and you don’t even have to give them your contact details! If the booklet you are interested in is not available on the page in PDF format, please keep checking back as we hope to get some more available in the near future.

You can find Editorial #3 here, and the full link is available below. You can read more on both SecuriCare and CliniMed on their respective pages on Ostomyland (also linked below) and our international readers can get details of which CliniMed products are available in their own country by visiting the Welland Medical website.

Useful Ostomyland Links: 
Editorial #3: Building an Ostomy Reference Library…..
http://ostomyland.com/ostomyland/editorial-3-build-an-ostomy-reference-library-from-freebie-company-booklets/
SecuriCare’s “Suppliers” page on Ostomyland:
http://ostomyland.com/ostomyland/securicare-home-delivery-service/
CliniMed’s “Manufacturer” page on Ostomyland:
http://ostomyland.com/ostomyland/manufacturers-clinimed-uk/

External Links:
SecuriCare Website: http://www.securicaremedical.co.uk
CliniMed Website: http://www.clinimed.co.uk
Welland Medical Website: http://www.wellandmedical.com

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I would like to thank SecuriCare Brand & PR Manager, Amanda Castle, for allowing us to host these download files for our International readers – not all companies would have allowed this – and also for her invaluable help and patience during the writing of this editorial.

  This content has been Digiproved © 2012 Ostomyland

Combating Leakage: Some Products You May Not Be Aware Of

Sunday, 01 January 2012 11:03 Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 August 2012 09:41 Written by Ostomyland

I’m pleased to announce that the Ostomyland Editorial #2 is now available – it is also being added to our Lifestyle Guide as it is a look at the current product ranges available to the ostomate to help combat leakage from a variety causes. It also helps you determine the cause of leakage, and offers advice on what you can do to help ease the problems caused by leaks themselves.

For the full article, please visit chapter 17b from the lifestlye guide menu, or visit this link.

We’d love to read your comments on the article, so please feel free to leave your thoughts on what we’ve written about combating leakage via the comments form, or Facebook comments box at the bottom of the Combat Leakage page. Dont foget to “like” the page if you, um, like it. :D

I’d also like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy new year, and a happy and prosperous 2012.

Useful Links:
Ostomyland Editoral #2: Combat Leakage – Some Products You May Not Be Aware Of
http://ostomyland.com/ostomyland/combating-leakage-some-products-you-may-not-be-aware-of/
Ostomyland Lifestyle Guide: Chapter 17 – Leakage / Skin Problems
http://ostomyland.com/ostomyland/chapter-17-leakage-and-other-skin-problems/

  This content has been Digiproved © 2012 Ostomyland

Oland Editorial #1: Trio Silesse & Niltac

Thursday, 28 July 2011 12:38 Last Updated on Saturday, 25 August 2012 07:13 Written by Ostomyland

These days, whenever an ostomy-product manufacturer mails you, or your national support charity sends you their latest newsletter, you can expect a small mountain of samples to drop out of the envelope.

As a colostomate, and as someone involved with the online ostomy support world, I have received my fair share of samples. And to be honest, most of them go straight in the bin as I’m either not looking for the particular service that that product claims to offer, or I just doubt it works as well as it claims.

It’s a little known fact that I have to shave the area around my stoma because I’m a hairy bear, and without doing that the flange never sticks securely. I’ve always had sensitive skin, my face never really got used to be being shaved so I often have neck rashes, and the skin under the flange has fared no better with it having had a shaving rash the majority of the fourteen years I’ve had my stoma.

Over the years I’ve tried countless second skin wipes and they never really worked as well as they claimed, in face the alcohol based ones used to make it worse, and over time it became instinctive to dismiss the skin wipe product samples and to tar them all with the brush of disappointment.

So it was with these thoughts in the back of my mind that I tried the Niltac and Silesse product samples, manufactured by The Trio Group. And not only was I pleasantly surprised enough to write this editorial review, but I discovered that the combining the products helped me achieve some very surprising bonuses too – namely, far better pouch security and adhesion times. 

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