Increasing weakness after a small bowel stoma is not normal, and is usually caused by a lack of recovery from the surgery and a wound infection after having the procedure done.
Small bowel fistula surgery is performed under lumbar anesthesia or general anesthesia, which means that a stoma is placed about 15 centimeters from the ileocecal region, thus preventing complications and solving the problem of difficult bowel movements.
It is important to ensure adequate rest after small bowel stoma surgery. Poor rest usually results in necrosis of the stoma, edema of the stoma, retraction of the stoma, and other problems that can lead to increasing weakness.
Wound infection: If the area around the fistula is not cleaned and treated in time, symptoms such as eczema and ulcers will appear, which will lead to increasingly weak symptoms. Therefore, it is necessary to guarantee the permeability of the fistula in time; try to eat food that is easy to digest and absorb, such as steamed bread, eggs, lean meat, etc.