Patient Education Colorectal Cancer: Your Care and Recovery

Food Effects Guidelines When you have a new ostomy, it’s helpful to know the effects that foods may have on your stoma output. Listed below are some general guidelines on food effects. You don’t need to avoid foods you like, but try them in small amounts to see how they affect you. May block the stoma May increase stools Apple peels Raw cabbage Celery Chinese vegetables Whole kernel corn Coconuts Dried fruit Mushrooms Oranges Nuts Pineapple Popcorn Seeds Alcoholic drinks Whole grains Bran cereals Cooked cabbage Fresh fruits Leafy greens Milk Prunes Raisins Raw vegetables Spices May produce gas May produce odor Alcoholic drinks Beans Soy Cabbage Carbonated drinks Cauliflower Cucumbers Milk and dairy products Chewing gum Nuts Onions Radishes Asparagus Baked beans Broccoli Cabbage Cold liver oil Eggs Fish Garlic Onions Peanut butter Some vitamins Strong cheese 50

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