Thanks for the feedback. As far as the vinegar goes, I do try to take vinegar on my BC days. For some reason the vinegar makes my bowels feel as if I need to go to the bathroom.
I already drink enormous amounts of water. In fact, I'm no I can't take into much more because then my electrolytes would go wacky. I'm already taking three 5 mg tablets of sodium a day in order to keep my sodium level up. Yes I have been checked for diabetes numerous times. I just have a thirst that is difficult to control. :-) Thanks again. I am trying to vinegar and doing as much as possible. On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 9:26 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I think pee always smells worse when concentrated. Maybe as simple as > drinking lots of water. Just a thought. > > Meredith > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Quadius" <[email protected]> > *To: *"quad-list" <[email protected]> > *Sent: *Thursday, November 1, 2012 6:36:28 PM > *Subject: *[QUAD-L] urostomy problems with smelly urine > > > I just sent one e-mail where I talked about my urostomy working pretty > well, here I am asking if there is any solutions to a problem with putrid > smelling urine when you have a urostomy. > > I have already dropped off a urine sample and given up some blood. They > show that my urine is okay and my white blood cell count is normal. The > doctor gave me a call last week and was willing to treat me for a bladder > infection because I was having severe bladder pain in conjunction with the > fetid urine. I asked him if he can hold off for a little while because I > was trying to use some cranberry juice (which I normally can't drink, but I > found some that doesn't give me indigestion) and the bladder pain was > diminishing a little. > > So far the bladder pain is pretty much gone away, but the smell is still > there. Thankfully I'm able to conceal the smell whenever I'm up in the > wheelchair, but when we drain the bag the smell is horrified and it > lingered for quite a while. When I had a suprapubic, I could try irrigation > with a vinegar solution, but what the heck can I do with a urostomy? > > Since I know there are too many people in here with a urostomy, I don't > expect to get a lot of feedback. > > Thanks nonetheless, > Q >
