Diet

I have an iliostomy and nuts are no problem as long as I chew them well.I presume colostomies are different

I havent summoned up courage to try sweetcorn and stay away from the raw cabbage in coleslaw

Otherwise I eat most things.just chew well

Kath

Thanks. I would say it might be a case of trial and error but I think I need to do more research in the meantime and talk to the stoma nurse. 

I’m an Ileostomy too an have a great diet. Like Kath said we have to chew chew chew as our bowel is not in use. Colostomy’s are different. The food takes  longer to work it’s way through the body and is more processed. 

Hi Beniciam

I now eat basically anything I want with my colostomy. You will read a lot of things on the internet about having to remove things from your diet, but everyone is different, and there are differences between having a colostomy and an ileostomy in terms of how the body can process food. 

I had trouble with peanuts when I tried them a couple of months after surgery, but have no issues with nuts now. I can eat all kinds of veg-sweetcorn, mushrooms and cabbage, though have not tried baby corn after a friend had a bad experience! I can eat all fruits, and peel, and even the skin from baked potatoes and popcorn, which there are often warnings about! 

I tried small quantities of the foods which may have caused issues and if that went ok, then they went back in my diet. Chew well is a good mantra! 

Sarah xx

Thank you. It's difficult to know if what I read is a generalisation so I'm happy to hear your experiences. I will need to chew more though!

It’s all about trial and error-at least it was for me at the start until my stoma settled down-bacon and cheese made me sick, but don’t now. If you follow everything you read and exclude everything that is said to be a potential issue, I think it would lead to a very boring diet overall! I don’t chew as much now as I did at the start, I have to say. I just eat as I used to pre stoma times.

Sarah xx

Good morning I have had a colostomy for 4 years now i am 67. At first I went off certain foods like liver and lamb couldn't stand the smell but this has now come back. It's all about trial and error I have problems with raisins and lettuce which seems to make the stools very runny and smelly but don't have any problems with anything else. I treat it like any diet if it works great if it doesn't choose an alternative. You soon get the hang of it. What works for you could be different for someone else. I find the best way was try different things when I wasn't going anywhere so if it didn't work out wasn't a problem. The biggest challenge was changing my bag in the adverts of coronation street lol. Piece of cake.

Hope this helps 

Carol 

Hi Beniciam.

Like you  I was worried about what I would be able to eat after my surgery. I had read that I would have to have a beige diet! When the stoma nurse visited me at home to mark the site for my stoma, I told her how worried I was. She said that a colostomy is the best type of stoma to have as I could eat anything. She did warn me about sweetcorn though. She said if I want a curry, have a curry. I love nuts and eat a lovely muesli which is full of them. No problem! It's just trial and error and as Sarah said, chew!

Take care.

Kim

Why sweetcorn?  Love it but if I can eat most else, that's fine.  I see the consultant Wednesday to discuss next steps and this after my bloodthinner injections ended today.

All the helpful responses have made me feel a bit better about the future.

Hi. 
Sweetcorn which I love is hard and stays in it’s hard little beautiful shape which is perfect for blocking the stoma. There are foods that can block the stoma which we avoid though with a colostomy your diet is not going to be that different in time.