Help patients adjust to life with an ileostomy using this comprehensive patient education guide. This comprehensive and reassuring guide, Living with an Ileostomy, now includes full-color photography, enhanced anatomical art, and newly rendered illustration instructions for understanding and caring for the stoma. Supports shared decision and informed consent discussions to guide patients before and after ileostomy surgery, when to call a doctor, and to set expectations and actively involve patients in understanding ileostomy and their stoma care.
Adjusting to a change in your body after ileostomy surgery
Working with your healthcare team before and after the ileostomy procedure
Anatomy of the digestive tract
Types of stomas: end stoma, loop stoma
Types of ostomy pouches, pouch emptying and changing instructions
Avoiding digestive problems with ileostomy
If you have a food blockage
Adjusting to your body and leading an active life with an ileostomy
Tips for partners and loved ones of ileostomy patients
Common questions and answers about ileostomy, glossary of common terms
24 pages, full-color photography, illustrations and enhanced anatomical artwork
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