Feeling Sick: I am a colorectal cancer... - Living with a Stoma

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I am a colorectal cancer patient with a loop colostomy on the transverse colon. My main colectomy surgery hasn't happened, yet. When I normally sit on the toilet to pass mucus I get nauseous.

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I know some people use enemas to clean out the mucous. I wonder if that would help it come out easier and ease the nausea? You might ask your doctor.

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