Question:
Anything REALLY work for bathroom odor???
I had my surgery three years ago the 29th. I know "everyone" has smelly poop but since having surgery I honsetly stink up the entire house...and I use the bathroom in the back! My question is... Is there anything out there that can help this problem? Air purifier or something??? Any suggestions would be great. Thanks — Vel K. (posted on January 3, 2004)
January 2, 2004
Get a can of air freshner. Spray your bathroom and the hall way nearby
BEFORE you go. Poo a little...flush, re-spray. Yeah, I know...its time
consuming but it seems to work for me and my bathroom is IN my bedroom!
— Renee B.
January 2, 2004
I don't know if you can take capsules, but activated charcoal from the
health food store works wonders. If you can't take that then liquid
chloryphyll will also work. Both freshen your breath also. Go to your
local health food store and check it out!
Sandra
— harleybebe
January 2, 2004
Hello ! <P> I can relate, believe me. I handle it the
"romantic" way. I light a candle in the bathroom before I begin
and it seems to help. Yankee candles are great and they put out a scent
pretty quickly. I just use a little votive holder. My current favorite
scent is "Citrus and Teakwood". It has been a little hard to
find, but smells really great. <P> Look at it this way, better out
than in !
— Tammyjo
January 2, 2004
I found that the air freshener brand Oust works great - give it a
try...also be sure to use the fan if you have one.
— Lori J.
January 3, 2004
Flush AS soon as it comes out! I always do.
— Jeanette O.
January 3, 2004
Have you tried Devrom? Or acidopholus?
Lots of folks find they are both very effective.
Blessings,
dina
— Dina McBride
January 3, 2004
Activated charcol does work for odor but it also can severely INTERFERE
with vitamin absorption! I think this is especially true for calcium.
This is why it usually isn't advised for post-op WLsers even if it is a
valid remedy for gas, etc. for normal folk. :) I've heard Devrom is
really great for gas and smell. I haven't really had an excessive problem
with this myself, but I've read that Devrom really works. Instant (and
multiple) flushes are good, lighting a match immediately afterwards works
for some, a good room deodorizer/spray... All the suggestions listed below
are good! I'd just be really careful about the activated charcol. All the
best, Teresa
— Teresa N.
January 3, 2004
I keep a "large jar" candle burning in my bathroom all the
time,as well as others through out the house, BUT, I do extinguish it when
I leave the house though, and I do flush before getting off the pot,and we
have the exhaust fan running all the time. that helps. When I am at a
friends home or public, I keep a small container of perfume to spray also.
I love yankee candles too, and I also use natures vineyard, citrus/melon,
and berry.
— wizz46
January 3, 2004
I'm thinking you are a DS or distal RNY? If so, there are couple things
that can help,. No milk, no sugar, white carbs? I mean you can try to skip
those for 48 hours each and see if they make any difference. The other
thing would be flagyl, Rx, to help. However, with a short common channel,
some smell is pretty ineveitable. One of our local support group members
made a "sweet seat" and I wish she'd marketed them. It is
attached to the toilet and sucks the air out and down. Amazing. She gave us
the prototype, but I could use 2 more! LOL! The FAYGo method works best for
me (flush as you go), but I also use lil neutralizers which do not leave
any odor instead. I've tried chlorphyll, cheap and expensive,
Devrom--nothing seemed to help.
— vitalady
January 3, 2004
Keep a book of matches in the bathroom. Striking a match takes the odor
away instantly as the carbons in the match absorb the oxygen in the room.
Try it it really works!
— gina L.
January 3, 2004
www.vitalady.com sells an odor neutilizer called " Fresh Net'. It is
absoultely wonderful for us. Just a tiny spray does the trick.
— Delores S.
January 3, 2004
I use a room deodorizer called "Smell Be Gone" from Bed, Bath,
and Beyond. It comes in a pump spray bottle, has a nice citrus odor, and
REALLY WORKS. It's also useful for pet odors, and it's safe to spray it
directly on the dog.
— MsBatt
January 3, 2004
boy i know how ya feel, my hubby says he cant take it. thank god for the
window and fan. any how i found some citrus spray, it comes in a white can
and let me tell ya i take it with me every where, i would be so embarrased
if i had to go at someone elses house. the orange spray smells so good and
thats all ya smell if ya spray it when you are done, i love this stuff. its
called super citrus.
— shellypoe
January 3, 2004
What about bad stinky gas all the time????
— luckyflowers
January 4, 2004
Striking a match will eliminate the ordor. I know it sounds weird, but it
works.
— MsjOhio
January 4, 2004
Striking a match will eliminate the ordor. I know it sounds weird, but it
works.
— MsjOhio
January 4, 2004
Hi, you have to try this product it is called DEVROM it is a internal
deorderant. It comes in chewable tablets or capsules. You can call
1-800-453-8898 to get some free samples. I just started to use devrom and
I love it and my family does too. Im a WLS & ILEOSTMY patient, so I
have double the probllem. GOOD LUCK!!!!!!
— cathy S.
January 5, 2004
I would suggest that, just as you flush, you strike a couple of matches and
toss them in to go down. It may sound incredible, but something about the
sulfur in the match heads kills the smells. You should use book matches to
do this, not box matches.
— Diana D.
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