Stoma

Hi Nanny 2 and welcome to the group.

What type of stoma do you have? It will help others with the same type to reply. I have a permanent colostomy and haven’t ever had constipation with it, but others can hopefully help with this.

I eat all kinds of nuts with no issues-peanuts, cashews etc, although when I first had my stoma I remember reading that I would not be able to eat any nuts. I didn’t eat them when I first had surgery, and was also warned to avoid sweetcorn, popcorn and numerous other things. I personally can eat all of these without any issues. Initially, I tried having very small amounts of these foods and chewing well, but I can’t think of anything I avoid nowadays.

Sarah xx

Hi.I have an ileostomy ( 5 yrs now) and eat nuts and beans with no problems.Must admit I have never tried the dreaded sweetcorn or popcorn but mushrooms are fine.(bit of a shock at first when emptying the bag to find they dont actually alter much on their journey thro the body)

Im afraid I dont suffer with constipation or diarohea so cant help there.

All the best

Kath

Hi Nanny 2, nice to meet you!,

I've had my colostomy nearly 4 years and I go from chronic constipation to really bad diarrhea! I was recently in hospital for a hip operation and the staff were really worried that I'd passed nothing for 3 days, despite me repeatedly telling them it was normal for me! They dosed me with every laxative known to manage and still nothing, until I came home and then I had diarrhea!

I eat just about anything these days, I find baked beans are not good and loving nuts, I try to limit them! I chew very thoroughly and I haven't had any major problems! 

I think you learn, through trial and error, what you can and can't eat! Sorry I haven't really been much help but everyone is different! I hope you find your stoma settles down soon but we're always here for a chat!

Best Wishes,

Moira x

Thank you I have a colostomy. I know what u mean though I've had sweetcorn and I find peppers are same aswell x

Hi nice to meet you too. Yeh there's some days I don't go for days then I'm OK then days where I'm changing my bag 5 times. I seem to be going more in an evening after my tea and through night. I might give nuts ago in moderation see how I go I know one of my stoma nurse said just really chew them x

Hi thank you I have a colostomy. And I got told I could anything apart from nuts cause u can't digest them properly I could cause a blockage. But I have heard that some people with colostomy do have them and one of my stoma nursed said if I did just to really chew first x

I just tried a few at first, and chewed really well. When I was ok with that I started to eat different types of nuts. I find sweetcorn comes out much the same as it went in, as do mushrooms! Touch wood, so far I’ve never had any type of blockage.

Sarah xx

Thanks I will try them see how I go x

Hi Nanny 2.

I have a colostomy and eat nuts most days in my muesli. The one I get from Aldi has loads of whole nuts in it. I agree with Sarah about sweetcorn coming out the same as it goes in. A bit of a surprise at first but my stoma nurse did warn me about it. She told me I could eat anything. I  love cooking and cook everything from scratch. So far I haven't had any problems with anything. I've had my stoma for 5 years.

Kim

I also have a colostomy and have had problems with constipation alternating with diarrhea. No balance at all. I'm hoping this is just my bowels reacting to the systemic shocks and it will settle over time. I have found it is very responsive to what I eat. So that may be a way to manage it though I haven't quite figured it out myself yet.