Stomach Exercises for Ileostomy Support

What stomach exercises does anyone find helpful with ileostomy?

Main ones I concentrate on are sit-ups and leg raises. I don't do as many of them as I used to, only 200 of each most days.

This is a reasonably easy place to start; it can be done in bed instead of getting up and down on the floor.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=93ZR8C0Z11s

I have found that sit-ups are not recommended for ileostomates. I have heard that planks are recommended. I don't know what they entail, but I have heard people talk about them. Leg lifts are good, I think. Biking and walking are good for the stomach muscles too. Walking uses a lot of stomach muscles—more than you think.

I would recommend that you avoid sit-ups and crunches. Too much risk of hernia. Planks are good, as well as leg raises, and there are lots of easy abdominal exercises online if you Google 'exercises for ostomies'.

Terry

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Try isometric exercises so you aren't straining the area. It's funny as hell when I do them. If I pull my stomach muscles in, my bag goes up but not in. I'm a retired belly dancer—can you just see my bag bouncing around? C'est la vie!