Belly Bags

I got my belly bag today and I'm wearing it right now with a 22Fr cath. I like the belly bag over the leg bag as I have more freedom to move around and is more comforable then the leg bag. In a few weeks I will be going to envent for the day and will wear it all day.

The belly bags are GREAT, however I still cannot get past the costs. with a typical leg bag costing no more than $5-10 dollars. why do they want to charge $29 USD + for the same thing that just sits on your hips?

Are either of you wearing it at night or switching to something else for nighttime? I tried sleeping with a belly bag, but very uncomfortable around 3am when I start filling up.

I use it in the day as I remove my cath at night so my spouse doesn't know I play with them. On a few times I had to have a cath for real and I had a leg bag and for sleeping it was uncomforable wearing it. I switch to a bedside bag on the suggestion of my dau. who is a nurse.

I had never seen one until I read this post. They look awesome! I would imagine that they would help with mobility a great deal.....plus they actually kinda look attractive as well

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I use it in the day as I remove my cath at night so my spouse doesn't know I play with them. On a few times I had to have a cath for real and I had a leg bag and for sleeping it was uncomforable wearing it. I switch to a bedside bag on the suggestion of my dau. who is a nurse.

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How often do you wear daily and have you noticed any bladder spasms/accidents or just urges when not wearing? my wife is still annoyed when I wear a catheter to bed, but somewhat tolerant, sometimes.. 😃

I would like to try one someday...sounds interesting.

I usually wear them for few hours after I come home from work. On weekends I sometimes have one all day. Haven't had any problems yet. I drink plenty of fiulds to keep me flush out.

You might want to aim for wearing for several days to try working up your endurance.. I put a tiny amount of super-glue on the inflation-port to make it so I can't remove the catheter easily(eg: otherwise I'd remove it when I get tired of it), I have to cut off the inflation port with scissors when I want to remove my catheter.

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I usually wear them for few hours after I come home from work. On weekends I sometimes have one all day. Haven't had any problems yet. I drink plenty of fiulds to keep me flush out.

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At the end of the month I'm going to event that last all day and I'm going to have a cath all day for around 12 hrs. Before my spouse retried I had every other weekend free for play. I miss that time I had for myself. I also enjoy enemas to but it's hard to do enemas now. Cath wearing she doesn't even notice it with the belly bag and is more comfortable for me. No tugging. bag slipping down my leg.

I agree that belly bags are pricy, but they are simply much more comfortable to wear. I’ve found they can stinky after about 3 weeks, if worn 24 hours a day. Changing to an overnight bag at nighttime may help with that problem.

AllegroMedical.com has the cheapest price I’ve seen, but it’s still around $20/bag. Wait until they have a free shipping deal or some sort of discount before ordering.