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What Are The Symptoms Of Bowel Cancer?
my friend has been diagnosed with bowel cancer, and has had a colostomy bag fitted whilst waiting for results on the biopsy. Now her bowel has prolapsed, and is bulging into the bag. The hospital say nothing can be done unless it turns black - does this sound right ?
Thu, 26 Feb 2015
Prolapse is a common complication of colostomy. Normally, it doesnt lead to any problems except uneasiness. If it causes severe pain or turns black (called gangrene), then it needs to be corrected by doing another surgery. So, if there is not much pain and it is not black, then you should not worry about it.
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