Colostomy Irrigation: An Important Issue for Muslim Individuals

Karadag A., GÖÇMEN BAYKARA Z.

ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION, cilt.10, sa.6, ss.1189-1190, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Dergi Adı: ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1189-1190
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Colostomy irrigation (CI) is a bowel management method in individuals with permanent colostomy, as an alternative to pouch use, which may provide continence. CI helps the individuals with an artificial stoma to adjust to the stoma and may increase their quality of life (QOL). An uncontrolled intestinal gas discharge invalidates ablution, and noisy gas discharge and smell prevents congregational prayers, which cause problems to Muslims with stomas. Therefore, CI may be an appropriate solution for this patient group. Using the example of one affected individual we discuss how the praying problem can be resolved with teaching to self-perform CI and emphasize the beneficial effects on QOL.