pain
Colostomy
Instructed patient call doctor if increase pain
in the abdomen or the incision,fever, redness or drainage of the incision, irritation, or redness , or drainage of the incision, change bowel habits, such as:diarrhea, or constipation or skin irritation.
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.