including damage eyes retinopathy which can lead blindness damage nerves neuropathy
Diseases Process
Colostomy
Instructed caregiver many factors, such as foods, normal bacteria in your intestine, illness, certain medicines, and
vitamins can cause odor some foods can produce odor: eggs, cabbage, cheese, cucumber, onion, garlic, fish, dairy foods,
and coffee are among them. If you find that certain foods bother you, avoid them.
Instructed patient/caregiver about some things you can do to help move things through your ostomy: Take a warm bath to
relax your abdominal muscles, fluids can be taken if there is some stool output: solid foods should be avoided.
Instructed patient/caregiver about some things you can do to help move things through your ostomy: Watch for swelling of
the stoma and adjust the opening of the wafer as needed until the swelling goes down.
Instructed patient/caregiver about some things you can do to help move things through your ostomy: Sometimes changing
your position, such as drawing your knees up to your chest, may help move along the food in your gut.
Instructed patient/caregiver about some things you can do to help move things through your ostomy: do not take laxative.
Instructed patient caregiver If you keep having pain and cramping with no output from your stoma for more than 2 hours,
and you can’t reach your doctor or ostomy nurse, go to the emergency room. Take all your ostomy supplies with you.
Instructed patient caregiver Loss of appetite, drowsiness, and leg cramps may be signs of sodium loss. Fatigue, muscle weakness, and shortness of breath may be signs of potassium loss. Dehydration, low sodium, and low potassium can all be dangerous and should be treated right away. Call your doctor or 911 right away if you are dizzy, weak, or having other serious symptoms.