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Daughterinlaw56 Asked November 2021

MIL has a Foley Catheter. Anyone know how often the urine bag should be cleaned?

MIL has a prolapsed bladder. She had it for a while(months) before being taken care of. MIL lived out of state at the time. She know has a pessary to hold the bladder up but unfortunately the bladder had been damaged for being prolapsed so long it is not functioning….he seems the Foley Catheter. MC director has done some research and found that the bag should be cleaned daily. When we asked nursing they told us biweekly. My husband and I were not there when she had the procedure so we are not up on the care of it, made the move and the nurses take care of it. So, does anyone have experience with Foley Catheters and bag cleaning?

AlvaDeer Nov 2021
I agree with countrymouse. In hospital settings we never "cleaned" catheter bags. It is a closed system that should not be opened with the catheter itself in the bladder and the bag emptied through a value that doesn't allow for entry of bacteria if done correctly. The bags were CHANGED periodically, but not cleaned. I would access the care through the manufacturer and believe it or not "care of foley catheter system" on youtube will likely get you films from professionals. You can find just about anything on that site. I wish you the best.

Countrymouse Nov 2021
Go to the manufacturer's own website and check the specific instructions for the exact make and model your mother has been provided with. You'll find the name and type printed somewhere on the bag she's currently wearing; or you can look at the packaging on spare parts.

With the kind our clients normally use, nobody should be attempting to clean out anything. The leg bag is changed weekly, and the night time bags are disposable single-use ones.

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SnoopyLove Nov 2021
We use a leg bag during the day and a bedside bag at night. Both are rinsed well with warm water once a day before use, hung in the shower to air out when not in use and discarded after a week.

We’ve heard of variations on this routine from different people, but this is what we were advised to do when my father was in spinal cord injury rehab. YMMV!
SnoopyLove Nov 2021
Sorry, should have written rinsed AFTER use.

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