Garth Provost

The process of instilling water into your stoma to trigger a bowel movement is known as colostomy irrigation. Your doctor will tell you whether or not you can irrigate your colostomy. The most significant benefit of colostomy irrigation is that it allows you to schedule your bowel movement properly, which means that you may be able to use a stoma cap or a mini pouch for the rest of the time.

Colostomy care mainly involves changing, emptying, or cleaning the ostomy appliance you use. You or your caregiver will get guidelines regarding ostomy care before leaving the hospital.