Patient/caregiver was educated on picking the appropriate size wafer/skin barrier for ileostomy as follows: Wafers can come in various sizes, allowing different maximum stoma sizes that you can cut on them. Some wafers could allow cut to fit a larger sized stoma and some others could allow cut to fit a stoma of smaller size. This indicates the various different sizes of the stoma individuals can have. Read through your ileostomy manufacturer’s guide and pick the [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on two piece ileostomy as follows: Two piece ileostomy is a device in which the wafer and the ileostomy bag are separate and are two different units. As they are two separate units, two piece ileostomy has the advantage of discarding just the wafer or the bag for a defect or leak or blockage and yet retain the other piece, which can save you supplies that last longer. Also, two piece ileostomy [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on one piece ileostomy as follows: One piece ileostomy is a device in which the wafer and the ileostomy bag are fused together into one single unit. As they are fused into one unit, a defect in either of them leads to discarding & replacing the whole unit. This can result in early exhaustion of supplies, necessitating a quicker order for supply replacement. One piece ileostomy is comparatively inexpensive than a two [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on indications for ileostomy as follows: Congenital defects: Some birth defects can necessitate an ileostomy in newborn babies. Babies could sometimes be born with defects, such as, spina bifida. Spina bifida is a condition in which the spine is poorly formed in the newborn. Nerves supplying the bowel and bladder come from the terminal portion of the spine. Poor formation of spine in babies with spina bifida result in poor nerve supply [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on indications for ileostomy as follows: Cancer of the large intestines: Cancer of the large intestines (colon & rectum) and their consequent treatments, such as, surgery or radiation can result in severe injury and inflammation. An ileostomy opening proximal to the involved large intestines can help elimination of stool & hygiene, allowing an opportunity for the distal involved intestine to heal. Diverticulitis: Diverticula are small, outward bulging pouches that can form along [...]