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Stoma
A stoma is a surgically created hole that creates a connection between the digestive tract and the skin so that liquid food can be put into the stomach, or liquid waste can leave the intestine.
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A 40-year old asked:
How would I clean my stoma?
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A 21-year old female asked:
My stoma is big what can I do?
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A 24-year old asked:
What are some common stoma problems?
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A female asked:
How to apply fleet directly in stoma?
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A 66-year old female asked:
Are stoma reversals always successful?
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A 23-year old asked:
What is the stoma like and where is it located?
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A 45-year old asked:
What can cause my to stoma keep going up in size?
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A 32-year old asked:
What should healing stoma tissues look like?
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A 16-year old asked:
What should I wear to cover the ileostomy stoma?
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A 21-year old female asked:
My stoma is a surgical and is is big what can I do.?
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A 49-year old asked:
What do you advise if I'm having an operation to have a stoma?
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A 33-year old asked:
Can anyone tell me is it painful to have an operation for a stoma?
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A 45-year old asked:
What does it mean if there is defunctioning stoma of the ileostomy?
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A 43-year old asked:
I am having an operation to have a stoma removed. What can you tell me about this?
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A 48-year old female asked:
Pain on my stoma h and hangs and feet?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Is ot normal if you're stoma is bleeding?
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A 50-year old asked:
What do you call patients that need a stoma?
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A 29-year old asked:
I have a stoma hernia what do you know about it?
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A 32-year old asked:
How can I enjoy sex if I have a stoma or colostomy?
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A 24-year old female asked:
What type of tests can be used to assess stoma function for colostomy?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I have daily stoma spasms that last all day off and on. Causes? Treatments?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Have a colostomy. Have new, strong, bad/unusual odor from stoma (2days now). Should i be concerned?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Pain on stoma and pain with any ouput from stoma (not hard). Surgeon wont see me. Next step/potential causes?
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A 31-year old female asked:
How long is a pouch operation for reversing a stoma bag? And is there a risk in that kind of a operation removing rectum and making a pouch
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A 45-year old female asked:
How common is it to use a prior stoma (closed 2yrs, nonsurgical) to place another gtube? Rate of success without complications? First gtube ws painful
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A member asked:
While I have a stoma what is the rest of my colon and where is it?
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A 42-year old asked:
My dad has an ostomy (stoma) and has been vomitting. What should he do?
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A 35-year old female asked:
I have bladder extrophy. I've had 30 surgery. I now have a stoma which leaks alot. Can a stoma be reversed?
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A member asked:
Is the stoma created for a total laryngectomy still referred to as a tracheostomy or does it have a different term?
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A 58-year old female asked:
My dad is 90 years old. His ostemy bleeds between the skin and stoma. Not much. Is it something to be concerned about?
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