Blog - Diet and Nutrition

If you have a child living with an ostomy, you want the absolute best for them. The best physician, support, and overall care. A big part of this care, is their nutrition. Your family doctor, specialist, and/or nutritionist has provided guidance on the matter. You have a dietary regime of healthy foods that your child consumes, but you also know that given the nutritional deficiencies…

The new annum has arrived, and with it a slew of new year resolutions designed to make everyone’s life better. It’s a simple enough concept that requires nothing more than discipline to see success. But all too often these resolutions fall to the wayside. How do you make them stick? It all circles back to setting the right ones. For someone living with an ostomy,…

After the holidays, the word detox is on the tip of practically everyone’s tongue. You’ve indulged in food, drinks, and sweet, sugary, and savoury merriment. With NYE on the way, you likely have a few more days of this pattern pencilled in. Good for you on all of the above. You deserve it! But you’ve also noted that as soon as Ryan Seacrest has signed…

As I shared in a previous post, I used to eat pretty much whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted.  When I was a kid, a teenager, and especially as a young man, Christmas time took this dietary approach to a whole new level.   “Turkey dinner with all the fixings…sure, I’ll have a third helping, mom!”   “Yeah grandma, I have some room for another…

Inner Good has released a line of products and supplies that span beyond “living” with an ostomy. Forget sustenance, we want to see you excel beyond your wildest dreams. Heck, our weekly content delivery insists upon it. We have put the call to surfers, martial artists, globetrotters, and fitness enthusiasts alike. While the latter ties into today’s topic, we’re talking about the hardcore gym rats….

Antioxidants are essential to daily health maintenance for everyone. This includes ostomates, especially if you have recently received a stoma. The wound depends upon antioxidants to repair the surrounding skin tissue and they are a part of all around ostomy wound management.  Then there is selenium. Selenium is an essential trace element, which when low, has been linked to increased risk of various diseases, prostate…

Are you expecting a child? Congratulations! Are you an ostomate that plans on conceiving? Kudos to you too! Carrying a life marks a remarkable time in your life. You plan on doing all that you can to ensure a healthy pregnancy and an even healthier bouncing baby boy or girl. Much of this begins with a sound nutrition plan. As an ostomate, you are well…

The ostomate diet is a clearly defined one. It must address key nutritional deficiencies that include Vitamin B1, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D, Calcium, Folic Acid, Magnesium, and Potassium. But it goes beyond the vitamins and minerals. The diet must also factor in the delivery of essential fatty acids (EFA), complex carbohydrates, and protein. Filling these nutritional voids is one thing, doing so in a way…

When I was a child, my parents were always encouraging me to share with my sister, and now that I’m a parent, I’m constantly encouraging my own kids to find ways to be generous to one another. One thing I never expect them to share, however, is their body odors…but as young boys, they sometimes do that anyway!   After almost a decade of living…

A fitness regime is essential to bouncing back from any major medical procedure. Some of you had already been leading a healthy and fit lifestyle prior to your colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy. For you, it may be easier to get back on track, literally. Others may not have the same advantage coming out of their surgery. Many of you fall somewhere in the middle. Whichever the case, adopting a…

The large intestine is the final portion of the gastrointestinal tract. It performs the vital task of absorbing water in addition to vitamins and nutrients that have been produced by gut bacteria. Since some of your body’s nutrition is absorbed in the large intestine, those who have received an ileostomy are more susceptible to nutritional deficiencies. Colostomy or urostomy patients also have distinctive dietary variables to…