Feces treatment agent for colostomy
AssigneeExcelsior Inc.
InventorKanichi Adachi
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Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a feces treatment agent for colostomy, which on the assumption that characteristics required as a lubricant are shown, can maintain or improve the feces discharge properties from a colostomy pouch, inhibit the development of feces odor, and improve operativity and portability. A feces treatment agent for colostomy, in which an agent A including (1) a granular water-soluble lubricant, (2) a granular water-absorbing gelling agent, (3) sodium bicarbonate, and (4) a component including at least one selected from the group consisting of zinc oxide, limonite and zinc sulfide is contained in a water-soluble base material.
Claims14
A feces treatment agent for colostomy comprising an agent A contained in a water-soluble base material, wherein the agent A includes:
- (1) carboxymethyl cellulose as a granular water-soluble lubricant in an amount of 3.0 to 10.0 mass %,
- (2) polyacrylic acid or a salt thereof as a granular water-absorbing gelling agent in an amount of 15.0 to 25.0 mass %,
- (3) sodium bicarbonate in an amount of 50.0 to 70.0 mass %, and
- (4) zinc oxide in an amount of 10.0 to 20.0 mass %, and
- wherein an average particle diameter of the granular water-absorbing gelling agent is 20 to 40 μm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.