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What's the best way of telling someone you have an ostomy?
Hi there, I need some advice please...I've been going to my local nightclub for 5 years, I guy who's also gone there all that time (and longer apparently) is suddenly showing an interest in me. He's very shy, quiet and hardly talks to anyone but his close mate, they're both bachelors, it was my new 'hairdo' (my wig since hair loss due to low dose chemo for my crohn's) that did it, they were lightheartedly arguing whether it was me or not! I started chatting to the quiet guy, I've only ever said ...
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Ostomy diet
Is there such a thing as an ostomy diet? I am barely getting any output from my colostomy in at least a month, and I have absolutely no appetite. Last year I was in hospital with what they thought was a partial small bowel obstruction. My "diet" has been small amount of baby oatmeal and some coffee at breakfast: maybe cup of soup for lunch. Small amount of yogurt, jars of baby fruit. I tried to eat small amounts of well-cooked green beans with the carrots today. I've tried to dri...
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Is it possible to be regular with an ostomy?
Hello Everyone! Is it possible to become regular with an ostomy? My dr told me to drink Citrucel everynight to become regular. I find its all day long, Is it possible to train your colon?
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Recycling ostomy bags???
Has anyone ever heard of cleaning ostomy bags after use? I am all for recycling, but I am also concerned about the health risks.
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Disposing of an ostomy bag at a friend's house
I have an ileostomy and i like to use closed end pouches and change them twice a day. I can carry an Ostaway Bag (black, thick, zip-lock) with me and keep a fresh closed end ostomy bag with me in my pocket. Often when I am at someone's house i need to dispose of one bag and put on a fresh one. I really prefer using the closed-ended pouches and i know there isn't any smell if they are put inside the black, thick, Ostaway Zip-Lock Bag. My question is; do you think it is o.k. to throw this in s...
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Naming my ostomy
I never thought of naming my stoma. I guess by now I would have to call it "old timer" as I have had it for 40 years now.....
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AIM: To evaluate outcome and morbidity following major surgical interventions for inflammatory bowel disease. METHODS: Retrospective case note analysis of 227 children admitted to a tertiary referral centre between 1994 and 2002 for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. RESULTS: Twenty six out of 125 children with Crohn's disease (21%) required surgical management. Thirteen with disease proximal to the left colon underwent limited segmental resections and primary anastomosis, without significant morbidity. Primary surgery for 13 children with disease distal to the transverse colon included 6 subtotal- or panprocto- colectomies. All 7 children undergoing conservative segmental resections, (3 with primary anastomosis, 4 with stoma formation), required further colonic resection or defunctioning stoma formation. All 3 children undergoing primary anastomosis developed a leak, or fistula formation. Twenty two out of 102 children with ulcerative colitis (22%) required surgery. Definitive procedures (17) included J-pouch ileoanal anastomosis (11), ileorectal anastomosis (2), straight ileoanal anastomosis (3), and proctectomy/ileostomy (1). Five children await restorative surgery following subtotal colectomy. Median daily stool frequency following J-pouch surgery was 5 (range: 3-15), and 10/11 children reported full daytime continence. All 3 children with straight ileoanal anastomosis had unacceptable stool frequency and remain diverted. CONCLUSION: The complication rate following resectional surgery for inflammatory bowel disease was 57% for Crohn's disease, and 31% for ulcerative colitis. In children with Crohn's disease, limited resection with primary anastomosis is safe proximal to the left colon. Where surgery is indicated for disease distal to the transverse colon, subtotal or panproctocolectomy is indicated, and an anastomosis should be avoided. Children with ulcerative colitis had a good functional outcome following J-pouch reconstruction. However, the overall failure rate of attempted reconstructive surgery was 24%, largely due to the poor results of straight ileoanal anastomosis. |