Clogged Stoma -

Tell them explicitly: "I have an ileostomy/colostomy. I have no output for 12 hours, I am vomiting, and my stoma is turning dark purple."

But what happens when that lifeline gets clogged? clogged stoma

For the nearly one million people in North America living with an ostomy, the stoma is many things: a lifeline, a second chance, and often, a source of quiet anxiety. It is the ruby-red rosebud of intestinal tissue protruding from the abdomen that acts as a surrogate anus. Tell them explicitly: "I have an ileostomy/colostomy