Re: [QUAD-L] Vinegar solution

[B. Kimberlin]

I want to thank everyone for their input. I use a one to 10 bleach solution to clean my bed bags. The problem I am having is that my urine is so strong it is permeating through the bed bag I use on the side of my chair and through the freezer ziplock bag I have over the bed bag. It is also making its way through the fabric cover that I have are aesthetic purposes decided to use to cover my bed bags. The other night my brother notice the stoma (I have a suprapubic) had a horrible stench coming from it. I have had some improvement when not drinking any Mountain Dew and only a little bit of green tea in addition to my normal supply of water. I will try the acidic acid solution and let everyone know. Once again I really do appreciate the input, especially considering that I have continued to address this situation to ad nauseam.

Billy from Tampa

PS no I do not plan on drinking the stuff.  :-)

Dana Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

I hope he did not want you to drink the stuff? Anyway, I have noticed that
if there is any bleach left over in a leg bag or bedside bag, it can smell
quite rank. I use one half bleach, one half water solution to clean my
bedside bag. I cath into a urinal and should there be a bit of bleach in
there left from cleaning, the smell is horrible.
The number of UTI's I have had has dwindle to just about nil since storeing
my used catheters, I self cath, in a very mild bleach/water solution. Then
boil for 20 minutes, air dry for 24 hours and then put in a ziplock--un
zipped, to use again.
When I do get a bad uti, it will smell strong. I have not had a problem
with consistant odor tho.

Dana
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----- Original Message -----
From: "B. Kimberlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Quad"
Sent: Frida! y, January 21, 2005 6:48 PM
Subject: [QUAD-L] Vinegar solution


>
> I thought after yesterday that I had managed to control the smell of my
> urine, but much to my chagrin it began stinking in earnest once again
> tonight. After eliminating the Mountain Dew, changing vitamins, and
> continuing to aggressively irrigate I am at my last wits about how to get
> this smell under control. However, I seem to recall one of my first
> doctors having me use a vinegar/saline solution. As anybody heard of this?
> If so, what is the ratio of vinegar to saline?
>
> Billy from Tampa
>
> C2-3
>
> 9 years post
>
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