I use a gallon of distilled water mixed with 1/2 cup of distilled apple vinegar.
On Wednesday, September 17, 2014, greg <[email protected]> wrote: How does everyone clean out the reusable leg / night bags? And should it be different for those with SP caths and those who self cath? I was taught to rinse the bag out, then inject 1 part bleach / 5 parts water, shake, let rest for 15 min., drain, rinse out again, hang to dry. But I found an article that lists same process, but says to shake for 30 sec., and leaves off the "let rest for the 15 min." I would think letting rest with bleach in it for 15 min. would be a good idea... As long as it drips dry. The SP cath has a fulltime, direct, opening, to the bladder. Would the bleach fumes be bad? Could that be why. Greg -----Original Message----- From: Quadius <[email protected]> To: greg <[email protected]> Cc: quad-list <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Sep 17, 2014 4:19 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Clean Bags I did something like that for years A couple of years ago I started to use vinegar in place of bleach. It's much easier and I really haven't found any difference. Still don't have that many infections. On Wednesday, September 17, 2014, greg <[email protected]> wrote: How does everyone clean out the reusable leg / night bags? And should it be different for those with SP caths and those who self cath? I was taught to rinse the bag out, then inject 1 part bleach / 5 parts water, shake, let rest for 15 min., drain, rinse out again, hang to dry. But I found an article that lists same process, but says to shake for 30 sec., and leaves off the "let rest for the 15 min." I would think letting rest with bleach in it for 15 min. would be a good idea... As long as it drips dry. The SP cath has a fulltime, direct, opening, to the bladder. Would the bleach fumes be bad? Could that be why. Greg
