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Ostomy
An ostomy is an opening in your stomach that is made by surgery to let solid or liquid waste leave your body.
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An ostomy is an opening in your stomach that is made by surgery to let solid or liquid waste leave your body.
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If you have an ostomy with short bowel syndrome (SBS), you may need to adjust what you eat and drink to change your stool output.
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Short bowel syndrome (SBS) happens when you don’t have enough small bowel which stops your body from absorbing nutrients from food or drink.
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