If there are any skin folds, creases or areas of scarring around the stoma that are not flat, you can use the barrier rings or paste to make the skin surface flatter before applying the new pouch.

Place used pouch and paper towels into plastic bag and throw away in regular trash. Empty your pouch when 1/2 full and before bedtime. Change your pouch every 3 to 4 days, or if your pouch leaks.

Empty or change your pouch when it is 1/3 to 1/2 full. A pouch that is too full may start to pull away from your skin. You will not feel urine coming out of your stoma. You will need to check for fullness by …

t you can hold urine and empty your urine when you want. Because your Indiana pouch is not wired like your original bladder was, you may have some discomfort when it is full

Your nurse will teach you how to change the pouch and how to care for the stoma. Your nurse will also tell you what supplies you’ll need, and show you how to use paste or a moldable ring.

• Emptying your pouch with a catheter is easy and does not hurt. The stoma (opening) does not have much feeling. • Keep a catheter kit with you, including catheters, lubricant (like K-Y gel), and hand …

sleep and will not feel any pain. At this poi to find a new way to drain urine. This will be one by creating an Indiana Pouch. Your intestine is made into a pouch that is connected to the stomach. You need to …