In moderation, fruit can and should be included in a well balanced diet. Apples, pears and peaches are great without their skins, if you find them hard to digest. Fresh Oranges are usually listed as a problem. Many ostomates choose orange juice instead. One member had persistent pouch system leakage problems until he discovered that switching away from eating fresh oranges with the inherent pulp, to filtered orange juice, permanently solved the problem.
Fruit naturally produces activity in our elimination systems.
Be sure to chew mollusks well. Avoid tough morsels. These are the major offenders giving ileostomates the most trouble. Seafood of all kinds may cause odor in the stool. Appliance deodorants are most helpful in controlling this problem.