title: Issues in irrigation for people with a permanent colostomy: a review.
abstract: Colostomy irrigation is a way of achieving faecal continence and is offered as an alternative method of stoma care management to wearing and emptying a colostomy appliance. This article summarizes an extensive literature review carried out to determine the benefits of irrigation to colostomists and barriers to its uptake. Colostomy irrigation is a method of stoma care management offering 'control' over bowel habit thus assisting the colostomist in the adjustment and adaptation towards their new way of life.
authors.affiliation: Burdett Institute of Gastrointestinal Nursing, King's College London, UK.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Varma
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001828:Body Image; D003125:Colostomy; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D006113:United Kingdom