What is the output of ostomy?
The output of ostomy is solid waste eliminated through the site of ostomy. It is a more watery form of fecal matter. The output is collected in a colostory bag and destroyed by emptying the bag to the toilet or replacing the bag. Using irrigation of ostomy, patients can check the time of their ostomy output.
Colostomy is a procedure that redirects the colon of the patient, so the waste is not eliminated through the rectum, but by an artificial opening in the abdomen. This procedure is essential when the patient suffers from diseases or cancers that affect the color or rectum. As a result, the patient may lose many tracks or meters of colon. This loss can significantly affect the stoma output.
Although the patient's ostomia is temporary, many traces of the large intestine are bypassed instead of ostomy, where water is usually reabsorbed. Therefore, the output of ostomy is a water consistency than a normal fecal matter. This is necessary for patients to drink more water so that not dehydrated.
patients who workThe H see has undergone colostomy, and must use a colostory bag to collect the output of ostomy. The colostory bag seals over the patient's stoma, the short length of the large intestine protruding from the abdomen. Unlike the normal elimination of solid waste through the rectum, there are no voluntary muscles that the patient can control; The patient cannot decide when the waste leaves the body.
As soon as the stoma output filled the ostomic bag, the patient has two options for disposal. The first is to release the toilet bag using a long plastic sleeve; This sleeve prevents spilling outside the toilet bowl. The second is to replace the bag, which is a procedure that the patient must perform regularly. In this case, the patient places the colostory bag in the second container to reduce the odor during the disposal.
For patients who wish to keep control of their bodily functions, they learn ostomy Irrigationthat to allow to stop relying on the colostory bag. After evaluating the doctor, the nurse teaches the procedure to the patient. Irrigation includes flushing of the large intestine with warm water. The water is mixed with the output of ostomy, allowing it to leave the body at the same time than all day. Patients who learn this technique may require several days to a week to get used to the irrigation of ostomy; In the next few weeks, patients may still require colostory bag to prevent accidental leakage.