🥗 Why Nutrition Matters

Nutrition plays a central role in digestive and urological health. For people living with a stoma, ileoanal pouch (ipouch), fistulae, IBD, strictures, bowel or urinary cancer, or those undergoing cancer treatments, diet and hydration can significantly influence symptoms, comfort, energy levels and overall wellbeing.

Our Nutrition Clinic provides expert, personalised guidance to help you eat confidently, stay hydrated, manage symptoms and support your body through treatment, surgery or recovery.

🥗 Nutrition‑Related Risks & Challenges

🔴Stoma‑Related

• High output leading to dehydration and electrolyte imbalance

• Difficulty absorbing nutrients

• Food blockages

• Appliance leaks triggered by diet

🔴iPouch‑Related

• Increased stool frequency

• Urgency triggered by certain foods

• Higher dehydration risk

• Evacuation difficulties triggered by diet

🔴Fistula‑Related

• High output causing nutrient loss

• Skin irritation from effluent

• Difficulty maintaining weight

• Need for specialised feeding strategies

🔴IBD‑Related

• Malabsorption

• Vitamin and mineral deficiencies

• Flare‑triggering foods

• Increased nutritional needs during inflammation

🔴Stricture‑Related

• Risk of obstruction

• Need for soft or modified‑texture diets

• Reduced fibre tolerance

🔴Cancer‑Related

• Weight loss or muscle wasting

• Taste changes

• Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea

• Reduced appetite

• Hydration difficulties

🥗 Who We Support

✔️ Stoma Patients

Including:

• People who have an ileostomy, urostomy, colostomy, or jejunostomy

• Loop or end stomas

• High‑output stomas

• Parastomal hernia‑related dietary needs

✔️ iPouch Patients

Including:

• J‑pouch, S‑pouch, W‑pouch, K-pouch

• Pouchitis, cuffitis, anal fistulae

• Increased stool frequency

• Dehydration risk

• Dietary triggers

✔️ Fistula Patients

Including:

• Enterocutaneous fistulae

• Anal fistulae

• High‑output fistula management

• Nutrition support during wound healing

✔️ Strictures

Including:

• Dietary texture modification

• Avoiding obstruction‑risk foods

• Safe eating plans

✔️ Bowel & Urinary Cancer

Including:

• Pre‑habilitation nutrition

• Post‑operative recovery

• Managing treatment‑related symptoms

• Maintaining strength during chemotherapy or radiotherapy

✔️ Patients Undergoing Cancer Treatments

Including:

• Taste changes

• Nausea

• Appetite loss

• Weight changes

• Hydration challenges

🥗 What We Offer

1️⃣ Personalised Nutrition Assessment

We review:

• Digestive symptoms

• Hydration status

• Output patterns

• Food tolerances

• Nutritional deficiencies

• Cancer‑related needs

• Lifestyle and preferences

2️⃣ Tailored Eating Plans

Including:

• Low‑residue diets

• High‑protein recovery plans

• Hydration strategies

• Texture‑modified diets for strictures

• High‑calorie plans for weight loss

• Anti‑dehydration strategies

3️⃣ Symptom Management Through Diet

We help manage:

• High stoma or fistula output

• Bloating and gas

• Diarrhoea or constipation

• Bowel frequency

• Stricture‑related discomfort

• Cancer‑treatment side effects

4️⃣ Hydration & Electrolyte Support

Including:

• Oral rehydration strategies

• Hydration and Electrolytes Balance Guidance

• IV rehydration considerations

5️⃣ Cancer Treatment Nutrition

We support patients undergoing:

• Chemotherapy

• Radiotherapy

• Immunotherapy

• Surgery

With guidance on:

• Maintaining strength

• Managing nausea

• Eating with taste changes

• Preventing weight loss

6️⃣ Pre‑habilitation & Post‑operative Nutrition

Including:

• Preparing your body for surgery

• Supporting healing afterwards

• Reducing complications

• Improving recovery outcomes

7️⃣ Long‑Term Wellbeing Plans

We help you build sustainable habits that support:

• Energy

• Comfort

• Digestive stability

• Confidence with food

🥗 Why Choose Our Nutrition Clinic?

• Specialist nurses with nutrition expertise

• Experience with complex digestive and urological conditions

• Tailored, practical advice

• Integrated care with colorectal, urology and oncology teams

• Support for all stages: diagnosis, treatment, surgery and recovery

• Clear referral pathways when medical or surgical input is required

• Enhanced comfort, confidence, and quality of life

• Compassionate, patient‑centred care