12104 - Living with a Colostomy

Updated with a clean, modern look, Living with a Colostomy now includes full-color photography and enhanced medical art. This comprehensive and reassuring guide to understanding colostomy and stoma care provides detailed information, including new instructional art rendered in a modern style that clearly indicates referenced areas, and answers common questions on living with a colostomy. Supports shared decision discussions to set expectations and involve patients in caring for the stoma and knowing when to call their healthcare provider.

• Adjusting to a change in your body
• Working with your healthcare team before and after the procedure
• Anatomy of the digestive tract
• Types of stomas: end stoma, loop stoma and two stoma
• Types of colostomies: sigmoid, descending, transverse
• Types of pouches, emptying, changing and irrigation instructions
• Avoiding digestive problems
• Living with a colostomy, accepting your body, getting support, intimacy
• Tips for partners and loved ones
• Common questions and answers, glossary of common terms
• 24 pages, full-color photography, illustrations and enhanced anatomical artwork