IMPACT OF THE STOMACH ON MAN’S SELF-CARE

Abstract

The way men experience their masculinity is linked to the matrices of the ways of getting sick and dying. Men are more likely to suffer from heart disease, diabetes, cholesterol, hypertension and cancer, which, in turn, opens gaps to be reflected in the scenario involving men with intestinal ostomy. The present study is justified by the need for correct guidance in the practice of self-care by the ostomy patient, due to the large number of pathologies and emblematic situations that make an intestinal ostomy emerge in the country, emphasizing the importance of improving nursing care based on the needs referred by these patients, in addition to guidance on self-care. This is a descriptive, qualitative study of the reflective analysis type, in the databases of the Virtual Health Library (VHL), LILACS, BDENF, MEDLINE and SCIELO, which served as the basis for the study. It is concluded that there is a large evident gap in productions that deal with the repercussions generated in male sexuality resulting from intestinal ostomy and on the implications for the life of the ostomy. It is understood the need for support from nurses through care planning for the ostomy patient and teachings related to their self-care, so that they can act safely and independently in cleaning and handling the collection bag, thus achieving greater autonomy and control over your new condition.