Can you eat chocolate with a stoma?

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Can you eat chocolate with a stoma?

Foods that are very high in fiber such as wheat bran cereals and whole grain bread. Sweet treats such as cake, cookies, candy, and chocolate.

What can you not eat with a colostomy bag?

Foods to avoid

  • all high-fiber foods.
  • carbonated drinks.
  • high-fat or fried foods.
  • raw fruits with the skin.
  • raw vegetables.
  • whole grains.
  • fried poultry and fish.
  • legumes.

Can you eat strawberries with a stoma?

For the first 3 to 4 weeks after your surgery, don’t eat raw fruits with the skin. Examples are: Apples. Strawberries.

Can you put sugar on a stoma?

If the stoma is swollen then the swelling can be reduced by using either a cold compress or sugar. The sugar works by drawing out fluid from the swollen stoma so helping to reduce the size. Be aware that as the sugar draws fluid out of the stoma you will end up with a syrupy fluid in the bag.

Can you eat bananas with a stoma?

You may find that the output from your stoma is quite liquid, especially during the first couple of weeks after your surgery. Some foods are excellent at thickening the output naturally. These include carbohydrate-based foods such as: • bananas • pasta • rice • white bread • mashed potatoes.

Can you eat steak with a stoma?

Once your appetite has returned and your stoma output starts normalising, you can gradually reintroduce more foods. Try to include a range of foods from each of the following food groups to make sure you have a balanced diet: Protein rich foods such as meat, fish, eggs, nuts, lentils and beans.

What does a stoma hernia feel like?

Symptoms of a stoma hernia A bulge behind your stoma. Discomfort or pain around your stoma, this is often described as a “dragging sensation” Issues with keeping your stoma bag in place. Bloating.

Is having an ostomy a disability?

IS AN OSTOMY OR CONTINENT SURGERY DISABLING? While many persons who have had ostomy or continent surgery may not consider themselves to be disabled, they are protected under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act against employment-based discrimination in the workplace.