The Importance Of Nutrition In Ostomy Care

General healthy eating recommendation for ostomates

• It is important to eat a well-balanced diet to obtain all necessary vitamins, minerals and calories needed for a good health.^{(1) (2)}
• Add one new food at a time in your diet in order to observe its potential side effects.^{(1) (2)}
• Eat at regular intervals.  Skipping meals increase the incidence of stools and gas.^{(1) (2)}
• Avoid dairy products during the first stage after your stoma surgery if you noticed great gas emission, bloating and diarrhea after food which contains lactose.^{(1) (2)}
• While eating, chew your food throughly. Cutting the food into small bites may also improve tolerance.^{(1) (2)}
• Starches being the food that have an optimal capacity to be absorbed and that are essential for our energy production, it is necessary to have some at each meal.⁽²⁾

^{References: 1) Nutrition in stoma patients: A Practical View of Dietary Therapy. G. Akbulut, 2011, International Journal of Hematology and Oncology.  2) Dr. Philippe Fauqué, Nutritionist & Head of Clinical Nutrition Unit, Institut Polyclinique de Cannes, Cannes, France.}

B. Braun supports the World Ostomy Day

The World Ostomy Day which is celebrated every three years has as main objective to raise awareness on different particular subjects which affect the life of ostomates.

Being an important actor on the stoma care market, this year B. Braun has decided to highlight the importance of nutrition in patient care. Knowing that 40% (in Germany up to 60%) of patients in hospitals are malnourished, we can state that nutrition is unfortunately not considered as so important in patient care which afterwards leads to huge complications and affects patients' healing process.⁽³⁾ For ostomates, nutrition is essential as the removal of part of their bowel decreases their absorption capacity and therefore modifies their eating habits.  

^{Reference: 3) Le Manifeste de lutte contre la dénutrition, 2016}