My mother in-law has large intestine cancer and right now she has colonostomy bag for over a month after a surgery she was fed by feeding tube. In the last week she started to eat some soups . I am wondering if I will send her Ensure Plus she could drink it? She is in Poland and I am not sure what exackly type of cancer she has.
Hi, Thanks for writing in. Large intestine is called as colon. Therefore, large intestine cancer is the same as colon cancer. As with any cancer, there is extra growth within the large intestine of irregular thickening of its wall. This causes symptoms of blood in stools and altered bowel habits. Your mother-in-law has undergone surgery to remove part of the colon. It is not clear what stage of cancer she has. The colostomy bag is put in place either temporarily for a short duration and soon afterwards the other end of normal colon is attached back. In rare cases the colostomy is permanent, and the patient passes waste in to the bag. Ensure plus is a nutrition supplement containing proteins and vitamins You can safely give her Ensure Plus in normal adult recommended amounts every day. It will benefit her recovery. Please do not worry.