Friday, 18 February 2011

Things you didn't know about the bag 3. Has She Fragrance?

You can tell there's someone with a stoma around when the bathroom smells of plastic. There are far fewer bacteria in the small colon than the large colon so ileostomists are way less stinky than other folk. When I empty my bag there is usually no smell but occasionally an odd plasticy pong. Sometimes there's the aroma of my most recent meal (anything cooked in red wine is disturbingly mouth watering).
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  1. Peter Wilson18 February 2011 at 22:20

    That's really interesting - thank you !

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  2. Di C18 February 2011 at 23:55

    Sorry. Maybe I gauged this badly. I'm never sure if other ileostomists (maybe in South Africa?) are reading. Hope I didn't put you off dinner - while you still have a kitchen!

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  3. Alison Barnes19 February 2011 at 09:20

    Surely this is a bonus? I lived in a house full of vegans in Nottingham. The bathroom in the morning.... oh dear... Presumably no farting also?

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  4. Di C19 February 2011 at 09:40

    Definitely - Baggers are often thought of as dirty and smelly - vile calumny! We tend to eat foods less likely to make gas but methane is released via a charcoal filter; no 'parp' no pong.

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  5. Peter Wilson20 February 2011 at 18:21

    Another thing you might not know...

    When I worked at the Institute of Food Research in Norwich, we had a lot of help from a dedicated group of ostomists who used to help scientists study the uptake of nutrients from the gut by going on various specially-designed diets and regularly donating the contents of their bags for analysis. Normally it's really difficult to get samples of gut contents from part-way down.

    Here's just one of the studies, looking at the effect of Iron supplements on the absorption of Copper and Zinc:

    http://www.ajcn.org/content/78/5/1018.abstract

    Big thanks to the ostomists!

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  6. Di C20 February 2011 at 20:08

    That's useful - I've been trying to up my zinc with mussels to boost my White blood cells. I won't eat steak with them! Congratulations on your Bronze at the Pink Juke Box. I can't stream your video at the moment because the whole world seems to be watching but I'm desperate to see you, Bruce and the Rhinestones!

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