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In-depth guides from our clinical writers, covering everything you need to know about catheters, stomas and more.

A-Z Urinary Drainage Bags

A-Z Urinary Drainage Bags

A urinary drainage bag collects urine from a catheter. The bag will be directly attached to your ...
10 minutes Catheter support
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A-Z Intermittent Self-Catheterisation (ISC)

Intermittent self-catheterisation, or ISC for short, is used if you can’t empty your bladder by y...
10 minutes ISC support
A-Z-Ileostomy Vyne

A-Z Ileostomy

An ileostomy means that your small intestine is brought out through an opening in your abdomen to...
10 minutes Ileostomy support
A-Z-Nephrostomy - Vyne

A-Z Nephrostomy

A nephrostomy is a thin plastic tube that allows urine to drain from your kidney. It is inserted ...
6 minutes Nephrostomy support
A-Z-Urethral-Catheter - Vyne

A-Z Urethral Catheter

A lot of people live their lives with a urethral catheter to effectively drain urine from their b...
15 minutes Catheter support
A-Z-Urinary-Sheaths - Vyne

A-Z Urinary Sheaths

A urinary sheath is a great way to manage urinary incontinence in men. It’s a condom like cathete...
5 minutes Sheath support
Your A-Z guide to colostomy Vyne

A-Z Colostomy

What is a colostomy? A colostomy is a surgical procedure by which a surgeon brings part of your l...
6 minutes Colostomy support
Your A-Z guide to urostomy Vyne

A-Z Urostomy

If, for any reason, the bladder doesn’t work as it should, is injured or diseased, a urostomy mig...
8 minutes Urostomy support
Your ostomy basics - an A-Z guide Vyne

A-Z Ostomy

An ostomy is a surgical procedure by which a surgeon will create an exit route for urine and stoo...
8 minutes Colostomy support

Popular articles.

Not sure where to start? These are the guides people turn to most, covering a range of medical conditions.

Choosing the right fixation device for you

Choosing the right fixation device for you

There are a few different types of fixation devices you can choose from, depending on your lifest...
5 minutes Catheter support
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What are the different types of catheters?

If you’re new to the world of catheters, you may not yet be aware of the different varieties whic...
10 minutes Catheter support
Keeping active with a catheter

Keeping active with a catheter

We’ve outlined some things that might be helpful for you to consider when planning exercise with ...
5 minutes Catheter support
Everything you need to know about bladder spasms

Everything you need to know about bladder spasms

How do you know if you have bladder spasms, what causes them, and what can be done about them? Ke...
11 minutes Catheter support
What causes a UTI?

What causes a UTI?

A Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), is a common type of infection affecting your bladder (cystitis),...
4 minutes Catheter support
All about your bladder

All about your bladder

Today, we'll walk through some basic, frequently asked questions to help you understand more abou...
6 minutes Catheter support

All Articles.

Browse our full library of support articles, written by our clinical team to answer the questions we're asked about the most.

Can my stoma be reversed? Vyne

Can my stoma be reversed?

Whether your stoma can be reversed or not is dependent on many factors. For example, whereas a co...
7 minutes Stoma support
Kidney infection: Everything you need to know Vyne

Kidney infection: Everything you need to know

A kidney infection, also known as a renal infection or pyelonephritis, is usually caused by a uri...
7 minutes Nephrostomy support
Everything you need to know about UTIs Vyne

Everything you need to know about UTIs

Urinary tract infections, UTIs for short, can happen to anyone and can affect any part of the uri...
8 minutes Catheter support
Does alcohol irritate your bladder? Vyne

Does alcohol irritate your bladder?

A drink or two (or three or four!) on a nice evening with some good friends is something many of ...
5 minutes Catheter support
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What’s the right size leg bag sleeve for me?

It’s important when choosing catheter and leg bag fixation devices that you select the right size...
3 minutes Catheter support
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How to position your catheter strap

Once you have chosen where you want to wear your catheter strap and have measured and bought the ...
2 minutes Catheter support
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How do I choose the right size catheter strap?

A catheter strap can be worn on the lower abdomen or leg to support your catheter or leg bag tubi...
2 minutes Catheter support
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What is a catheter strap?

A catheter strap is designed to support your urinary catheter and your catheter leg bag tubing an...
1 minutes Catheter support
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How to look after your catheter valve

Here are a few tips to help you when using a catheter valve.
3 minutes Catheter support
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How to use a catheter night bag

If you use an overnight drainage bag, this can be attached directly onto the end of your catheter...
4 minutes Catheter support
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How to change your catheter valve

Most catheter valves are designed to stay in place for 7 days, you shouldn’t need to change it an...
3 minutes Catheter support
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How do I use a catheter valve?

It’s important that you speak with your doctor or nurse to ask how frequently you should be drain...
2 minutes Catheter support

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