Wife's colon now has a hole from removal of large tumor in all areas of the pelvic area. It's not colon cancer just a hole in removal. Doctor wants to do a colostomy and says it will be pernament because of the location and 'thiness'. We want to know if it could be catched, or reversed or another option.
You can give medications thru a colostomy, but if they still have a patent anus and rectal mucosa it is more appropriate to give a medication like tylenol via that route as the medication is absorbed by the rectal mucosa to take effect systemically. Medications for bowel regimen like an enema should be given thru the colostomy, as this the direct route of the stool in a patient with a stool diverting colostomy
Surgery will result in one of three types of colostomies: End colostomy Double-barrel colostomy Loop colostomy
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preferred site for permanent colostomy
Although colorectal cancer is the most common indication for a permanent colostomy, only about 10-15% of patients with this diagnosis require a colostomy.
Alteration in Bowel Elimination Related To Ostomy
The cherry pit will pass through your intestines faster than if you didn't have a colostomy (just because of the surgical shortening of the bowel with a colostomy). Unless you have bowel disease that would be irritated or exacerbated by the cherry pit (like diverticulosis), it should pass through and into your bag, like all other digestive wastes, without problems. Check with your health care professional to see if you have any compounding factors with the particular condition that necessitated your colostomy to be sure.
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A colostomy bag
colostomy
A colostomy is a surgical procedure performed on the large bowel, an opening is made in the bowel which is sutured to the skin in the abdominal wall and colostomy ba
a patch has all sorts of different shapes and sizes. a patch sometimes has lines on the edges.