Ostomy Book: Living Comfortably with Colostomies, Ileostomies, and Urostomies
Author: Barbara Dorr Mullen
This book provides complete information on everything from the details of surgery to rehabilitation, and the eventual management of the appliances that are needed by patients.
Table of Contents:
List of Illustrations viiiDear Reader ix
I'm Going to Have a What? 1
What Is an Ostomy? 15
It's Your Body 31
Before Surgery 41
Surgery, and Just After 51
On the Mend 59
But How Do You Really Feel? 71
That Strange Big World Out There 79
Permanent Colostomies: Changes and Choices 87
Ileostomies and Alternatives 105
Life Without a Built-in Bladder 123
Pouches and the Skin They Touch 139
Pouch Skills 161
Temporary Ostomies 177
Eating Well 197
Catnaps, Strolls, and Good Belly Laughs 209
You're Looking Great! 219
What About Sex? 225
Work? Of Course! 241
Swimming, Skiing, and Other Diversions 253
The Other Side of the World 265
Pregnancy? Yes! 279
Children with Ostomies 287
A Word to the Teenagers 297
Checkups and Follow-ups 305
Helping Hands: Ostomy Organizations and ET Nurses 319
In the Family 339
Resources to Know 345
Glossary 353
Index 371
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Coconut Oil: For Health and Beauty
Author: Cynthia Holzapfel
Discover what makes coconut oil so different from other vegetable oils and why it is one of the most healthful fats that people can eat and how its powerful antibacterial and antiviral properties boost your ability to fight disease. Populations in Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands who use coconut oils as their primary source of fat often have less heart disease than people of other regions. Learn the secrets that make women of the Pacific islands some of the most beautiful in the world thanks to the rejuvenating qualities of coconut oil.
Included are over 30 recipes for using coconut oil, grated coconut and coconut milk in delicious dishes as well as health care products, along with instructions for opening coconuts.
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