One thing I really like is to be social and move
my feet. I do really like to be active and weddings are part of my favorite
day. If you are in my condition you may think I am a bit crazy. I think people with an ostomy really need to
be free and enjoy themselves just like they did before the ostomy or even
more! I think if you are a part of this pandemic that you need to do as much as you can to stay as active as
you can. It's important for your mind and body.
Now for me and my life, I find that dancing is
part of my
When I went to high school I was talked into
swing dancing one day and because it was so organized and simple I picked it up
fast.
Skin is one of the most amazing and protective organs of
the human body. In our daily life, we do care the for hands’, and face’ skin.
Just like that, for the ostomates, it is necessary to look after the
peristomal. It is the skin around the stoma opening. Healthy peristomal skin is
essential for
To understand the im
Skin
Skin is the sizeable organ of a human body. It covers all
the parts and the entire body of a human being and animals. Moreover, it renews
itself every twenty-six to forty-two days. Therefore, you should not ignore the
health and well-being of the skin. You should realize that it plays a vital
role in human anatomy. Such as:
Skin works as a protective barrier. It saves
you from all the outer bacteria and other pathogens.
The skin helps in regulating the flow of
blood.
The skin controls and manages body
temperature.
The skin allows sensory perceptions.
Skin is capable of synthesizing vitamin D.
Skin
Anatomy
Well, human skin has several layers. It has divided into
five blankets. The visible or outer one is thin but the toughest. Moreover, it
has made of cells and tissues. The keratinocytes cells have used in the
building of it. By the time, they migrate slowly up towards the surface and
replaced the old cells with the new ones. However, the visible portion of the
skin is called the epidermis. And the top of the epidermis, the layers are
called stratum corneum.
The
Skin and its pH Level
PH is one of the necessary factors for healthy skin. It
can fight against infections and environmental pressures. Well, it is a layman
who cannot think of skin in terms of pH levels. But, it is essential and the
science students, doctors, and scientists can easily grab the actual concept.
Healthy skin is mildly acidic. Moreover, it has pH levels
between the rage of 4.0 to 6.0. The skin environment has called the acid
mantle. Therefore, it is necessary to support the ability of protection which
is essential for the skin.
Peristomal
Skin Complications
The peristomal skin can have several problems. They can
appear due to an ostomates carelessness, diet, or imbalance of pH levels.
Therefore, the severity can fluctuate from mild to seriousness. If an ostomate
handles the stoma and the skin around it roughly, then it starts itching,
redness, and rashes. Moreover, in the worst cases, it may start bleeding from
the stoma and peristomal skin. Therefore, the first and foremost part for the
Sometimes, ostomates eat whatever they like and do not
follow the diet plan. In such cases, their stoma pouch or bag starts leaking.
The waste discharge touches on the peristomal skin and creates problems for the
patient. For skincare, an ostomate has to maintain a balance between eating
healthy meals and drinking enough water. If the skin around the opening gets
dehydrated, it may start pealing of the cells and rashes.
Moreover, always use washed and clean appliances for your
stoma. It helps you in maintaining the healthy and clean stomal hole and peristomal
skin.
After ostomy surgery, the first and the foremost thing is
making your stoma and peristomal healthy. Therefore, to make it healthy, you
have to clean it and take an appropriate diet. Your eating plan can destroy
your overall health and the artificial opening. However, before leaving the
hospital you should ask for healthy foods and a proper diet plan from your
doctor. You should strictly follow that plan. Many of the meals make your stool
too thick or too loose; therefore, it is your doctor who will suggest you’re
the appropriate food items after the surgery.
After having an
Everyday
Care and Diet Routine
After a few weeks of the surgery, you have to make your
stool thickness normal with the help of soft and easily digestible meals. You
should not drink too much water or juices so that your
After
Three Weeks of the Surgery
After a few weeks, a patient can start eating meals three
to four times a day. He has to take small foods. However, do not eat heavy and
gastric meals. You should not eat processed food, meat, pork, onion, garlic,
beans, pulses, potatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, eggplant, and dry fruits.
After
the Healing of Stoma and Internal Organ
Once you start getting better, you can eat more food.
However, before adopting any change in your diet, consult your doctor. Maybe
you are still not better to intake heavy meals. But, after the approval of your
health care, you can start eating meat, fish, and processed meals. However, you
should not drink alcohol or any type of liquid. It may loosen your food and
create a problem for your stoma and discharge. Moreover, you should drink too
little water, so that your body starts dehydrating. Dehydration is the worst
condition for an ostomate. A patient feels too much pain in stoma when it is
dry or the body is dehydrated.
Routine
Life After the Ostomy
Once your stoma gets healed, you can get back to your
previous life routine. In the initial days, you have to take complete bed rest
and say goodbye to social gatherings and traveling; however, after the
recovery, you can start your previous activities without any hesitation.
Before doing exercise, swimming, or any other activity,
you should wear an ostomy belt for the safety of stoma and its appliances. Due
to the protective belt, the stoma pouch will not leak or move. It will make you
comfortable and you can perform any activity.
If you have a permanent stoma, then you have to live your
entire life with the stoma appliances. In this case, you should learn all
precautionary measures and digestible diet plan from your nurse. Moreover, do
not think that permanent ostomy will not allow you to perform previous
activities. It is a myth famous among the ostomates. You can eat whatever you
like. Moreover, everything is for ostomates either exercise, partying,
traveling, shopping, swimming, playing, sexual life, and professional life.
