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Ostomy pouches fit close to the body and are usually not visible under regular clothing unless the pouch becomes too full. It is necessary to measure the stoma regularly as it changes shape after the initial surgery. The stomal- or colorectal-nurse does this initially for a patient and advises them on the exact size required for the pouch's opening.
Some people find they must make adjustments to their diet after having an ileostomy. Tough or high-[[Dietary fiber|fiber]] foods (for example: potato skins, tomato skins, and raw vegetables) are hard to [[digestion|digest]] in the small intestine and may cause blockages or discomfort when passing through the stoma. Chewing food thoroughly can reduce such problems. Some people find that certain foods cause annoying gas or [[diarrhea]]. Many foods can change the color of the intestinal output, causing alarm; beetroot, for instance, produces a red output that may appear to be blood. Nevertheless, people who have an ileostomy as treatment for [[inflammatory bowel disease]] typically find they can enjoy a more "normal" diet than they could before surgery. Correct dietary advice is essential in combination with the patient's gastroenterologist and hospital-approved dietician. Supplementary foods may be prescribed and liquid intake and output monitored to correct and control output. If the output contains blood, an ileostomate (patient) is advised to visit an emergency department.<ref>{{cite web |
Complications can include [[kidney stones]], [[gallstones]], and [[adhesion (medicine)|post-surgical adhesions]].<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Parker MC, Wilson MS, Menzies D, Sunderland G, Clark DN, Knight AD, Crowe AM |others=Surgical and Clinical Adhesions Research (SCAR) Group |title=The SCAR-3 study: 5-year adhesion-related readmission risk following lower abdominal surgical procedures. |journal= Colorectal Dis. |volume=7 |issue=6 |pages=551–558 |quote= A 5-year study [this] of patients who had ileostomy surgery in 1997 found the risk of adhesion-related hospital readmission to be 11%.| year=2005 |pmid=16232234 |doi=10.1111/j.1463-1318.2005.00857.x |url=http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118740522/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100810173604/http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118740522/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-08-10 |accessdate=2009-03-05}}
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