How Can I help you?

As a CWON Specialist, my goal is to educate the patient on the care and management of an ostomy in the hospital. Unfortunately many patients receive only limited or incomplete teachings before discharge. It takes careful instruction to prepare the patient for their on-going care of the ostomy. To be fully independant and confident.

This opens up the opportunity where I can assist you.

Those caregivers in the hospital or Rehabilitation settings do their optimum to provide the care and safety required to meet the goal of getting you home. They may not educate you as an Ostomy patient to gain full understanding of how to detect potential pouching problems. Problematic pouching issues and skin breakdown can quickly occur - thus impacting recovery. My passion is to have you easily grasp concepts and reasoning of how a problem is solved. To be proactive.

It is based on Engineering and Faith.

While serving my Inpatients, I discovered there are not many services available to this population of patients that give them the skills of an experienced specialist. Most post-operative pouching complications are the result of either the Ostomy patient or family not being able to "recall" the teachings during hospitalizations.

Pouching complications arise when certain barriers cause issues.:

Financial limitations.
Lack of family support.
Difficulty enduring the travel to the needed help
Basic lack of educational training before discharge from hospital.

Many Ostomy Patients end up "fixing" their own problem with whatever resources at their disposal. Some solved it with their own ingenuity. And not always with a successful outcome. This surgical intervention is unique to the individual and does not allow for a "One Size Fits All" solution.

The Ostomy Guy

Solutions To Your Ostomy Needs

ColostomyServices

Your large intestine has been re-routed so that your body wastes now exits through a stoma on your abdominal wall.

Discharge from your colostomy can vary from a formed stool, pasty-like consistency or just liquid depending on where the stomas was fashioned in the large color; ascending, transverse, or descending. Some stomas can be controlled through irrigation; some can be managed with a closed-end pouch while others require the use of a drainable-style appliance,

There are no definite diet restrictions for colostomies, however some foods will cause excessive gas, such as broccoli, cabbage, eggs, fish, beans. Other foods may be constipating and still others may produce odor while emptying. Experiment with one food at a time so problem foods can be identified easily.

UrostomyServices

A small segment of your small intestine has been used to re-route urine through a stoma on your abdominal wall.

Using a night drainage system will assure a good night sleep! While some prefer to get up periodically throughout the night to empty, it is more convenient to hook up to bedside drainage. The pouch remains empty and you can rest without worry

there are no specific dietary restrictions for urostomates, but certain food such as asparagus will cause the urine to have more odor, Certain juices such as grapefruit and orange go into your system acidic , but will exit the body in an aline state. Too much alkalinity can cause crystals to build up around the stoma. Cranberry juice is very beneficial in keeping alkaline levels in check.

The Ostomy Guy

ColostomyServices

Your large intestine has been re-routed so that your body wastes now exits through a stoma on your abdominal wall.

UrostomyServices

A small segment of your small intestine has been used to re-route urine through a stoma on your abdominal wall.

Ileostomy Services