The nurse is providing teaching to a client with a new ileostomy. Which of the following daily drainage amounts should the nurse inform the client is expected after the bowel adjusts to the ileostomy?
A)400 mL
B)600 mL
C)800 mL
D)1 000 mL

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After the proximal small bowel adapts to reabsorb more fluid, the average amount of ileostomy drainage is about 800 mL daily.

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