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Cleaning Your Urinary Catheter Bag

Step-by-Step

  1. Hands scrubbing with soap under faucet with running water.

    1. Wash your hands.

  2. One hand holding bag tube with other hand holding catheter opening and arrow showing bag tube being pulled away from catheter opening.

    2. Disconnect the drainage tube.

  3. One hand holding bag tube with other hand holding catheter opening and arrow showing bag tube going into catheter opening.

    3. Connect the backup bag to the catheter.

  4. One hand holding top of catheter bag over toilet with other hand pulling valve out to open it and urine flowing from bag into toilet.

    4. Open the valve to drain the bag into the toilet.

  5. Hands washing catheter bag with soap under faucet with running water.

    5. Wash the outside of the bag.

  6. One hand holding top of empty catheter bag with other hand pushing valve in to close it.

    6. Close the valve.

  7. Bottle of liquid soap next to measuring cup of water.

    7. Mix warm water and soap.

  8. Hand holding opening of catheter bag tube with measuring cup pouring soapy water into tube.

    8. Pour soapy water into the bag.

  9. Hands holding catheter bag with water inside while shaking bag.

    9. Swish the water around.

  10. One hand holding top of catheter bag over toilet with other hand pulling out valve to open it and soapy water flowing from bag into toilet.

    10. Open the valve to drain the bag.

  11. One hand holding top of empty catheter bag with other hand pushing in valve to close it.

    11. Close the valve.

  12. Bottle of cleaning solution next to measuring cup of water.

    12. Use a cleaning solution your doctor recommends.

  13. Hand holding opening of catheter bag tube with measuring cup pouring cleaning solution into tube.

    13. Pour the cleaning solution into the bag.

  14. Hands holding catheter bag with cleaning solution inside while shaking bag.

    14. Swish the cleaning solution around.

  15. Catheter bag full of cleaning solution lying on clean surface with clock showing time passing.

    15. Let the bag sit for 30 minutes.

  16. One hand holding top of catheter bag over toilet with other hand pulling out valve to open it and cleaning solution flowing from bag into toilet.

    16. Open the valve to empty the bag.

  17. One hand holding top of empty catheter bag with other hand pushing in valve to close it.

    17. Close the valve.

  18. Hand holding opening of catheter tube under faucet with running water filling tube.

    18. Rinse the inside of the bag.

  19. One hand holding top of catheter bag over toilet with other hand pulling out valve to open it and water flowing from bag into toilet.

    19. Empty the bag again, and leave the valve open.

  20. Empty catheter bag hanging from horizontal bar, with tube tied around bar.

    20. Hang the bag up to air dry.

  21. Hands scrubbing with soap under faucet with running water.

    21. Wash your hands.

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