What is the diet of ostomy?
In patients who recently had an ostomy - opening created in surgery for the discharge of physical waste - they must take special measures to recover their body, a diet of ostomy is required. It is like a normal diet, with only a few restrictions during the first six to eight weeks after surgery. The aim of the diet of ostomy is to help facilitate life with ostomy, help the stoma to heal faster by checking the intestinal passage in the stoma and preventing other discomfort, such as flatulence, odor, constipation and diarrhea, all of which are easily controlled by food and drinks.
General diet instructions with ostomy are few, but they have shown that they are very effective during the first six to eight weeks to help patients with ostomy restore normal and comfortable eating. During the first few weeks on the diet of ostomy, it is important to eat bland meals with low fiber content. This is because foods with a high fiber content can be too relaxed to cause excessive flatulence.
Nutrition doctors often recommend that food be slowly introduced and combined with other foods that have already been successfully integrated into the diet. It is recommended to follow any potential reactions to new meals. If the patient suspects that new food gives him unwanted gastronomic discomfort, nutritionists recommend to try food several times before removing it from an ostomical diet.
The food should be eaten in small pieces of bite size and chew thoroughly to help digestion. The meals should be small and frequent. Although refreshments are not recommended, it is important to have the stomach empty because it can cause gas. It is also important to gain too much weight, as this can lead to stress on stoma and other health complications.
Extra fluid intake with diet ostomy is an essential, especially in patients with colostomy and ileostomy. It isBecause the body is unable to absorb enough water and basic nutrients into the body, namely potassium and sodium. A minimum of 64 ounces (1.89 liters) are recommended. Patients may drink all the fluids they want, but in some patients it may be difficult for some patients to spend the first month after the ostomy. In order to further compensate for potassium and sodium loss, patients should eat foods high in these nutrients.
After the initial six to eight weeks after surgery, patients receive nutritional charts that emphasize foods that can cause gastronomic discomfort and food that can help alleviate these discomfort. Patients may also have to take multivitamin the first year after ostomy to compensate for any deficiencies of vitamin. In addition, patients with ostomy can continue normal healthy diet.