You should call the doctor or ostomy nurse when you have:
- severe cramps lasting more than two or three hours
- a deep cut in the stoma
- excessive bleeding from the stoma opening (or a moderate amount in the pouch at several emptyings)
- continuous bleeding at the junction between the stoma and skin
- severe skin irritation or deep ulcers
- unusual change in stoma size and appearance
- severe watery discharge lasting more than five or six hours
- continuous nausea and vomiting; or
- the ostomy does not have any output for four to six hours and is accompanied by cramping and nausea
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