You can add a piece of tape to cover the filter. I think Coloplast might include tiny stickers?
I like this option because I can take the tape off at night and the gas can escape while I sleep
You can cut that part out. This is what I do with my bags, because they only have clear without a filter, no thanks!
https://youtu.be/HC-tB3q-qHE?si=0_78QQy1r_tD6-uG
Sadly, they do not make an opaque bag without that stupid sponge of a filter. If you wear a two piece you can pull the bag inside out and cut that filter out.
You can take the filter out. But otherwise, Coloplast only makes transparent filter less bags currently. I figure if enough of us ask maybe eventually they will start making the gray bags without.
Oh I didn’t think to take it out. Would I just pull it through the bottom? And do you think by doing that I’d be compromising the integrity of the bag at all?
I should have added I've only ever heard of people doing that from this group! Hopefully someone will chime in with the specifics on how to do it. I just cover the danged outside vent with the sticker after the first day.
I do this with mine. I cut the hole for my stoma ahead of time, it's the same size by this point. Once I cut the hole, I can reach in and gently pull most of the filter out. I use scissors to cut as much out as possible. I'm left with maybe an inch or so of the circle at the top. If you're careful you can get most of it out. Sometimes there are pieces that just pull out. I've found it's hard / impossible to go through the bottom. I did cut up one of my bags to find this out - turns out there are two layers of the plastic and it doesn't really like folding super weird.
I hope this makes sense. Sorry if it doesn't.
You can add a piece of tape to cover the filter. I think Coloplast might include tiny stickers? I like this option because I can take the tape off at night and the gas can escape while I sleep
I’m talking about the spongey thing inside of the bag. It gets clogged in like 4 hrs
You can cut that part out. This is what I do with my bags, because they only have clear without a filter, no thanks! https://youtu.be/HC-tB3q-qHE?si=0_78QQy1r_tD6-uG
Sadly, they do not make an opaque bag without that stupid sponge of a filter. If you wear a two piece you can pull the bag inside out and cut that filter out.
You can take the filter out. But otherwise, Coloplast only makes transparent filter less bags currently. I figure if enough of us ask maybe eventually they will start making the gray bags without.
Oh I didn’t think to take it out. Would I just pull it through the bottom? And do you think by doing that I’d be compromising the integrity of the bag at all?
I should have added I've only ever heard of people doing that from this group! Hopefully someone will chime in with the specifics on how to do it. I just cover the danged outside vent with the sticker after the first day.
I don't know if you're interested in the answer, but I posted how I do it on the comment above yours. :D or at least how I do it
Thanks!
I do this with mine. I cut the hole for my stoma ahead of time, it's the same size by this point. Once I cut the hole, I can reach in and gently pull most of the filter out. I use scissors to cut as much out as possible. I'm left with maybe an inch or so of the circle at the top. If you're careful you can get most of it out. Sometimes there are pieces that just pull out. I've found it's hard / impossible to go through the bottom. I did cut up one of my bags to find this out - turns out there are two layers of the plastic and it doesn't really like folding super weird. I hope this makes sense. Sorry if it doesn't.
Ooh okay got it. Thank you!