In assisting a colostomy patient choose an appropriate diet with little risk of excess gas or diarrhea, the nurse would encourage the patient to choose:
1. roast beef, mashed potatoes, peeled stewed tomatoes.
2. broiled pork chop, boiled potato, corn on the cob.
3. broiled trout, mashed potatoes, spinach.
4. BBQ on white bun, coleslaw, French fries.
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Gas-forming or spicy foods and roughage, such as corn, fish, and cabbage, usually cause gas and diarrhea.
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