A patient will be undergoing abdominal surgeries, which will most likely result in an ostomy. The patient asks the nurse, "What will the stool from my ostomy look like?" What is the best answer?
a. "Your stools won't change from what they currently are."
b. "The consistency of your stools will be very soft."
c. "The consistency of your stools will be liquid."
d. "The consistency of your stools will depend on the location of stoma (ostomy)."
D
The location of an ostomy determines stool consistency. The more intestine remaining, the more formed and normal the stool. For example, an ileostomy bypasses the entire large intestine, creating frequent, liquid stools. A person with a sigmoid colostomy will have a more formed stool.
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