[Improvement of the quality of life in patients with colostomies by using continence methods]

We analise by means of a descriptive study the improvement in the quality of life of two groups of colostomists after the use of two continence methods respectively: only the plug or the combination of the irrigation and the plug. According to the obtained results, the author confirms for both groups a mayor increase in the activities of life, a low frequency of incidences during the adaptation to the continence method, as well as a significant decrease of noises and smells and a high level of general satisfaction. Therefore we can conclude that these two continence possibilities brings for colostomists a mayor increase in their quality of life.