Colostomy

Colostomy Teaching 2397

Instructed patient Things to know about your stoma include: Your stoma is the lining of your intestine, It will be pink or red, moist, and a little sh...

Colostomy Teaching 2396

Instructed patient call your provider if: Your stoma is swollen and is more than a 1/2 inch (1 cm) larger than normal.Your stoma is pulling in, below ...

Colostomy Teaching 2371

Instructed patient caregiver when you should call the doctor: continuous bleeding where the stoma meets the skin unusual change in your stoma size or ...

Colostomy Teaching 2370

Instructed patient caregiver when you should call the doctor: Injury to the stoma, bad skin irritation or deep sores (ulcers) a lot of bleeding from t...

Colostomy Teaching 2369

Instructed patient caregiver when you should call the doctor: Severe watery discharge lasting more than 5 or 6 hours bad odor lasting more than a week...

Colostomy Teaching 2368

Instructed patient caregiver when you should call the doctor cramps lasting more than 2 or 3 hours continuous nausea and vomiting, no ostomy output fo...

Colostomy Teaching 2367

Instructed patient caregiver Loss of appetite, drowsiness, and leg cramps may be signs of sodium loss. Fatigue, muscle weakness, and shortness of brea...

Colostomy Teaching 2366

Instructed patient caregiver avoid dehydration, you should try to drink 8 to 10 eight-ounce glasses of fluid a day. If you have diarrhea, you may need...

Colostomy Teaching 2365

Instructed patient caregiver dehydration is also a serious concern. Symptoms include increased thirst, dry mouth, decreased urine output, feeling ligh...

Colostomy Teaching 2364

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 doct...