Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be taken during emptying the bag as follows Do not wait too long to empty the bag. Empty the bag periodically, once it is a third to half-way full. Excessive collection in the bag can increase the load in the bag, which can force the bag to open and lead to accident. Also, increased load in the bag can pull on the attachment to the skin, which can lead [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on dietary recommendations for individuals with ileostomy as follows Eating multiple smaller meals, especially during the first 6-8 weeks of initiating on ileostomy can be helpful versus having three bigger meals. Larger portions in one sitting can lead to abdominal discomfort and pain. Multiple meals with smaller portions could be better tolerated. Individuals can slowly graduate to eating regular three big meals, over a period of time, as tolerated. Individuals on ileostomy [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on dietary recommendations for individuals with ileostomy as follows Individuals with ileostomy must avoid or minimize eating nuts, such as, groundnuts, cashews, brazil nuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, almonds, pistachios, etc., Thoroughly chewing them can be difficult and the gritty nature of residue from chewing can pass unchanged through the stoma and increase the risk for blockage of stoma in individuals with ileostomy, thus precipitating an emergency. Also, the high fiber in the [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on dietary recommendations for individuals with ileostomy as follows Individuals with ileostomy must avoid or minimize foods made of whole grains due to their high fiber content. Such individuals must avoid or minimize breakfast items made of whole grains, such as, whole wheat, whole grain barley, whole oats, whole brown rice, brown bread, whole rye, and quinoa, as they are poorly tolerated. Breakfast items made of refined grains, such as, white flour, [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on dietary recommendations for individuals with ileostomy as follows: Individuals on ileostomy poorly process foods rich in fiber. Fiber rich foods can clog up the ileostomy resulting in severe abdominal pain. Fiber rich foods can also produce lot of gas, leading to symptoms of abdominal fullness and discomfort and necessitating the individual to frequently burp their bags. So, avoid or exercise caution with foods such as, brown rice, brown bread, green leafy [...]