Here is your guide to spotting, solving, and preventing the dreaded stoma blockage. A blockage (technically a food or mechanical obstruction) happens when something gets stuck where your intestine passes through the abdominal wall. Because your stoma has no nerve endings, you won’t feel pain in the stoma itself—but you will feel it everywhere else.
Warm liquids are your best friend. Think: hot tea, black coffee, warm broth, or warm apple juice. Heat relaxes the bowel muscles. stoma blockage
If you have an ileostomy or colostomy, there is one word that can strike fear into your heart faster than almost any other: Blockage. Here is your guide to spotting, solving, and
Lie on your back and pull your knees toward your chest (like a happy baby pose). Roll gently from side to side. Gravity and movement often dislodge the offender. Warm liquids are your best friend
Gently massage the area around the stoma (not the stoma itself) in a circular motion. Then, place your palm over the stoma and apply gentle pressure for 30 seconds, release, and repeat.