Hi there my fellow rosebuds stomas ....... I live in Canada , Windsor Ontario , I seen this product on sale at the local medical shop .the price was only $15 . So (a) I thought what the heck right ...that's a deal I thought ! (B) Comes down to it it didn't help me at all with the gas . (C) it doesn't work that well if you already have thick stool . The gel made it harder to empty the waste. (D) didn't help with the Odor that much to make it worth my while to spend $60 Canadian ....I I tried wetting the gel pouch first it helped a little bit ,.(e) I do like there discreet and easy to carry in pockets and purse ! Tracilynnribble

Hey fellow Canadian! =)

Yeah, just like with my experience it doesn't really help with gas or odors. You really should only use these if you have liquid output or else they won't do much for you. Save them for any time you have unexpected liquid output (i.e if you have the flu) and they will be very useful!

And for $15(!!!) you can't go wrong!

Hello Ostomy brothers & sisters

I seen your video Eric a while ago about the gel, and decided it would be good to have when things go wrong. A container of 100 packs was not too expensive, and I put it aside for trouble day, which came about a month ago, when the dreaded flu came to visit me.
Two miserable weeks in bed, with liquid output leaking all over. After the first night leak, I dropped a pack in the bag, and went to sleep. It saved me from a lot of laundry, and changing everything in the middle of the night. I woke up two hours later to find the bag full of solid output, no mess, no need for shower, changed the bag only, and back to bed.
Loved it, and thank you Eric for the great info. you give on your site.

Dan

Hi Dan,

I'm glad to hear that these products work for you!

I know this is an old post but I tried to get samples from the link you posted and I couldn’t seem to switch the country from the United States (I’m a fellow Canadian!). Any suggestions?

Hi Megan,

If you went to the website https://www.ostomysecrets.com/collections/skin-care/products/diamonds-gelling-sachets-with-activeone-odor-control, there is a phone number you can call and place your order directly, with out the need to find how to change the country.

Hey Megan, unfortunately, it looks like samples are no longer being sent to Canadians through the Ostomysecrets site :(

I would try contacting ConvaTec Canada to see if maybe they can help :)

How does it break down in the sewer system since it's a gel.

Hi Shirley, that's a great question, actually! The small granules that absorb water should have no problem going through the sewer system as it doesn't clump up into a solid mass.