Content Overview 
- Summary
- Before Surgery
- After Surgery
- The Stoma
- The Ostomy Pouch
- Purchasing An Appliance (a pouch)
- Ostomy Supplies and Insurance
- Appliance Tips
- How To Care For An Ostomy And Stoma
- How To Eat With An Ostomy
- Food And Drink And Their Effect On The Digestive System
- How To Keep A Food Journal
- Ostomies and Clothing
- Sex And An Ostomy
- Swimming With An Ostomy
- Travel With An Ostomy
- Exercise With An Ostomy
- Ostomy And Work
- Clothing And Accessories
- Surgery To Reverse An Ostomy
Colorectal Cancer: Ostomy
How To Eat With An Ostomy
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The most common way to reduce side effects is to follow these guidelines:
- Eat foods at a regular time each day. Eating 4 to 6 smaller meals may help to promote a regular bowel pattern.
- Try eating the main dinner meal at noon and a smaller meal in the evening. This helps to reduce the stool output at night.
- Eat small portions of food.
- Eat slowly.
- To help the digestive system, chew foods completely. Make sure food is broken down to very small pieces before swallowing. Especially avoid chewing large pieces of leafy vegetables.
- Consume foods that are least likely to produce gas, odors or multiple poop syndrome (MPS, diarrhea).
- Help promote a regular bowel pattern by eating at the same time each day - preferably 4 - 6 smaller meals.
For a list of foods and drinks and their effect on your system, see the next section.
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