A colostomy is a surgical procedure to dispose of your body waste when the patient’s natural process to dispose of waster is compromised or a surgery that makes the movement of patients not so viable or comfortable to go to washrooms.
In this procedure, the colon is diverted through insertion in the abdominal wall to create a stoma. The body waste automatically gets collected in the pouch from the stoma attached to the skin.
The pouch has to be emptied at periodic intervals and needs to be under assessment and evaluation for good skincare and patients’ health.
When a Colostomy Is Performed Conditions in which you may need a permanent or temporary colostomy include:
• A blockage
• An injury
• Autoimmune form of inflammatory bowel disease
• Colorectal cancer
• Extra tissue growth inside the colon
• When small pouches in your digestive system, called diverticula, become infected or inflamed
• Imperforate anus or other birth defects
• Irritable bowel syndrome, diarrhea, bloating, constipation, and pain in the abdominal area
• ulcerative colitis
At SRISAI we have the best team of trained home care nurses certified especially to cater for the colostomy patients with years of experience and knowledge to help patients with self-care education to the family members and the caretakers on how to take good care of the wound and the colostomy pouch.
The professional nurses help you in educating on how to properly take care of the colostomy pouch and how independently they can improve their quality of life by briefing you on how to empty and change the pouch, cleaning the affected and surrounding area, taking good care of the skin surrounding the stoma and diet suggestion for minimizing discomfort.
We take all necessary steps to train our nursing staff and caretakers to make your living more easier and comfortable with a stoma.
