Colostomy Diet

Colostomy diet

        It is not useful to make a plan except the first month after the intervention (diet without residual, removal of bread, vegetables coarse fiber, vegetables). Then gradually reintroduce all foods (one new food at a time).

Food that accelerates gut motility:

• Cold drinks, ice cream, dairy.
• Fresh fruit (cherries, melons, peaches, plums).
• Raw vegetables (lettuces various), spinach.
• Fats.

Food constipating:

• Chocolate, chestnuts, cooked carrots, rice ...

Foods that make the residue: (bulk to the stool):

• The large fibers vegetables (chard, leeks, celery, green beans), bread, biscuits, fruit ...

Foods that make little residue:

• Rice, pasta, cooked cheeses (Gruyere ...), eggs, grilled meats ...

Foods that cause gas:

• Mushrooms, cabbage, beans, raw potatoes, soft drinks ...

Foods that can block the stoma:

• Nuts, seeds, corn and popcorn, coconut, celery, orange, Chinese vegetables, shrimp, crab, lobster, chunks of meat ...

Foods that make the smell and their saddles that stain:

• Odor: fermented cheese, stale meat, sausages ...
• Black color: black pudding, spinach ...
• Color red beets.

List of foods to avoid during a right colostomy.

• Cranberries
• Pineapple
• Artichokes
• Asparagus
• Bettes
• Cookies with nuts and / or oilseeds
• Cassis
• Celery
• Whole grains: oatmeal, granola, crackers, breads and rice
• Cherries
• Mushroom
• Chocolate hazelnut or walnuts
• Lemons
• Cucumbers
• Spinach
• Fennel

Valuable tips for everyone

• Drink plenty of water (you can also, of course, drink wine, reasonably.) 1.5 l 2 l per day (more in hot conditions)
• Eat what makes you pleasure, with good sense: it's always better than what is eaten against the heart!

Colostomy diet pictures