The patient asks if rectal suppositories can be used to assist with constipation problems with his colostomy. The nurse clarifies that suppositories:
1. can be used in double-barreled colostomies.
2. cannot be used in a stoma.
3. should not ever be used in a colostomy.
4. will not penetrate well enough to relieve constipation.
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Suppositories can be used effectively in double-barreled colostomies and in stomas of a sin-gle colostomy.
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