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 AMS
(@yittleone)
Joined: 8 years ago
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When I first got this bag in 2017 I noticed that when you bought a box of bags it only came with about 7/10 bags for putting your used colostomy bag into.  That steadily went down to 5/10 and early this year I opened a new box of colostomy bags to find ZERO refuse bags.  I was heading out over seas and had NO refuse bags.  I reached out to Coloplast urgently and they said that people weren't using the bags so they stopped including them. WHAT??? They did send me about 7 rolls of refuse bags and these are now precious to me.  I asked what I was supposed to use then? My issue is that I have a colostomy so the bag can get fairly big when I have to change it.  I also stand to change it.  I have been struggling with doggy poop bags as they are the only thing I can find.  But I absolutely cannot use them if I need an emergency change out in public. In public I need a bag to tuck into my pants to catch the colostomy bag as it detaches from my body.  This is because there are ZERO places to stand at a counter to change my bag in public. The best handicap change stations for me are the ones that have a baby change station in them because I can lay all my products out.  But those stations are too tall for me to stand at.

I have been to grocery stores, hardware stores, dollar stores....the smallest bag I can find is HUGE for my purposes as they are meant to line small garbage cans.

Where are people getting their refuse bags from???



   
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Chelly
(@chelly)
Joined: 3 years ago
Posts: 768
 

I just use any bag to put the old ostomy bag into and tie tightly and then to the outside garbage as quick as possible.  Another is using a zip lock freezer bag in which can be purchased at dollar stores cheap just to put the old bag into and zipper it shut. 

For changing the bag in public you can use regular grocery bags to tuck into your pants to catch the bag and catch any ouput etc... ive even had to use a large garbage bag when thsts all I had. 

Sometimes we have to improvise and use that resources we do have to use. I found those gray refuse bags from Coloplast were not large enough to tuck in the waist band  to do a  change outside of home. 



   
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 AMS
(@yittleone)
Joined: 8 years ago
Posts: 15
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@chelly Unfortunately all our grocery stores just have reusable bags not plastic bags.



   
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Chelly
(@chelly)
Joined: 3 years ago
Posts: 768
 

If you have access to use amazon maybe you can order these to have around. It's a definite struggle getting things we need for these ostomy's



   
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