Who Is a Candidate for Colostomy Irrigation?
Patients with permanent colostomies and whose opening is in the descending or sigmoid portion of the colon are good candidates for colostomy irrigation. This is because their stools tend to be more formed. People with irritable bowel syndrome, stomal problems, or stomas in the ascending or transverse colons are less likely to have success with irrigation and are, therefore, not good candidates for colostomy irrigation.
