My mother has to use a beside potty for number 1 & 2. We have been using potty bags we can just toss out. Well, today we got a call from our landlord stating the Department of Sanitation sent them a warning about human excrement being in the dumpster at our address. The dumpster is shared by 4 other homes, so luckily they didn't know it was us but told us to make sure we don't do that because the DOS warned them that if it happened again they would terminate their contract with them, and we wouldn't have garbage services. Now I am concerned. What am I supposed to do? She uses the bathroom daily, so we have to change the bag daily. I don't know how we are supposed to dispose of it now. We are thinking about just letting her use the bucket in the potty, and we just dump it in the toilet and clean it out each day. The bag was just so much easier and less time-consuming since we already have so many other things we have to take care of with her as well as work and other daily life activities. Any advice would be great. Thank you.
Since my mother is bedridden, I do not have the same situation. But, when I remove her soiled diapers I put each one in a plastic grocery store bag and tie a knot before throwing them in her garbage pail. It helps keep the smell down before I tie up and empty her garbage pail bag in the outside trash. It double wraps the waste so it is not just loose. I know plastic grocery bags are not environmentally in favor, but at least I am using them for a purpose. Can’t save the world while I am a caregiver.
The kind we use in the hospital are big and ultra absorbent.
When the patient is finished We roll the pad and wipes in a ball and tie them in a small bag. It doesn't solve your BAG problem, but it's Way tidier. Nothing to leak. Like a baby diaper. And you could sprinkle some fabric softener beads to cover the odor.
Good luck !
For #2 it get a little trickier. Holding the bag over the toilet bowl I gently move the excrement to the opening of the bag and it drops into the toilet bowl. Never touching the residue inside, I move the residue from the outside gently shaking the bag to make the residue move to the opening and then drop to the toilet bowl.
Make sure there are no "non-flushable" wipes in the bag. We throw the "non-flushable" into a small waste basket lined with another bag. These often are store plastic bags that fit, even produce bags from the store. Amazon also sells small trach bag liners.
Kid diapers absorb liquids and people fold them in a manner to contain the poop. Your method is just a bag of liquid human waste. Save the plastic bags and put in the pot where it belongs.
Mom only uses commode overnight, she has minimal urine. I have a lined, covered trash can for these, and within a few days they’ve dried a bit. I toss a small cup of kitty litter in the garbage bag which reduces any odor.
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