Abdullh Mohamed

Objective

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Patient 3: Salwa Al-Nasseri

Age: 54

Ostomy Type: Colostomy

Appliance: One piece, drainable mini pouch with convex flextend barrier, lock and roll closure, filter

 

Additional Considerations:frequent gas; high output, loose stool

 

Salwa has a colostomy and uses a one-piece, drainable mini-pouch system. She has found her rate of digestion to be such that, there is little output before she goes to bed. Consequently, she experiences significant bowel activity overnight, which causes her pouch to either fill up quickly with output, or balloon from frequent gas. Fortunately for Salwa, she will typically wake so that she can use the bathroom to empty the bag, thus preventing leaks. However, Salwa finds that, as a result of her frequent bowel activity, she is unable to sleep for more than 1-2 hours at a time.

 

Salwa’s occupation is such that she works afternoons and is unable to eat until mid-to-late evening at the earliest, which contributes to her overnight bowel activity. She is also more comfortable using the drainable mini-pouch, as she finds them to offer more discreteness. Although their smaller size is less detectable and more comfortable to wear, it also makes for less capacity, which contributes to her frequently waking up in the night to empty the pouch.

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