Marshmallows And Their Surprising Benefit For Colostomy Patients

blueiis

Nov 21, 2010 12:34 am

I have just started to experiment with them and they seem to help stool conssistancy really well . a big thankyou to whoever. wrote about them. I had mycolostomy 1 year ago and thought it would be relstively easy to get used to. until I had aleft side stroke. but things do seem to be getting better,My surgery too was the result of radiation treatment for colorectal cancer .

a blockage forming in the sigmoid colon

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CALYPSO

Nov 21, 2010 2:31 pm

Hi Blueiis

It's the gelatin content in marshmallows, thats doing the job, it thickens the stool.

Myself I prefer Jelly Babies, still does the same job,

Regards

Angela

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Nov 21, 2010 4:25 pm

Will gelatin caps do the same thing?

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