Here are a couple more thoughts as far as adhesion of the urostomy:
- try to empty the bag when it is 1/3 full so it does not get too heavy and drag the bag down, weakening the glue.
- the stoma was "installed" when our bodies were at a certain weight. It is important to try to stay close to that weight so our body conformation does not change too much from what it was at the time of surgery. That applies to weight gain or weight loss too. Nothing we can do about getting old and gaining extra skin folds, though!
- at night when I hook up to the overnight bag, I try to not toss and turn much as the hose could tug the bag away from the body without our awareness. That can weaken the glue bond from the urostomy bag to the skin.