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Colostomy Teaching 2363ColostomyInstructed patient/caregiver about some things you can do to help move things through your ostomy: do not take laxative.Colostomy Teaching 2362ColostomyInstructed 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.Colostomy Teaching 2361ColostomyInstructed 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. Colostomy Teaching 2360ColostomyInstructed 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.Colostomy Teaching 2359ColostomyInstructed 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 ...Colostomy Teaching 1887ColostomyInstructed patient / caregiver having a stoma is a major event and patients can become very anxious and depressed. Adequate counseling is vital and this may need to include mental health specialists.Colostomy Teaching 1886ColostomyInstructed patient a really important part of planning patients for stomas is to ensure the site is appropriate. Poor siting leads to a stoma which the patient has difficulty in changing and cleaning. This leads to increased risk of skin, and other, complicati...Colostomy Teaching 1885ColostomySN instructed patient instructed patient caregiver how to do Ostomy Care, as follow: Preparing, Applying, and Removing an Ostomy System to make the process easier and more effective, here are several easy steps you and your patients can follow when applying a...Colostomy Teaching 1874ColostomyInstructed patient If there is a small leak under my skin barrier, is it okay to patch it with tape or paste: Do not try to patch the pouching system with tape or paste. A leak under the skin barrier should not be fixed. Leaving a leaking pouch on can cause sk...Colostomy Teaching 1873ColostomyInstructed patient the stoma is your bowel. It is protected by mucus so stool or urine won’t hurt it. A stoma rarely becomes infected. The most important thing is to protect the skin around your stoma. A correct fitting pouching system is the best way to preve...

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