Poo coming from bottom after colostomy

It’s normal for a  sensation of needing to go for a number 2 , if you should have poo coming from there is probably not right , best check with SN . As for stomach pain , bloating and Diarrhoea this is all normal also , bloating is the biggest pain ever literally and you wish you could fart for ten mins. But no it will balloon @3am and then leak. Better in a bag than in a box so they say.

Jon

I know these are not great things to talk about but when I first had my stoma I constantly felt like I needed to use the toilet and at times I did go a little bit my nurses said this was normal also I had to have a special enema X-ray to check the area was healing so I could have my reversal and even tho it was 10minths after my operation I couldn’t keep of the toilet so I think it’s normal but do speak to your nurses if you are still worried 

Hi Findom 

I can only talk about temporary loop ileostomy where the sensation to empty your bowels is entirely normal due to peristalsis, the natural wave effect which forces food through your body.

Certainly it is possible for you to still pass some poo with a loop ileostomy, not sure that's the case with a colostomy. Give your stoma nurse a call. I recently had my water soluble enema test to check the resection of my bowel and that produced a surprising amount of poo!

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Hi I had a stoma fitted in June I I’ve been pooing from bottom nearly from day one they told me it was ok use stoma output was not good 

however last 24 have had nothing from stoma only bottom I am scared has anyone else had this issues I finish my radiotherapy and chemotherapy about 6 weeks ago  my stomach feel big too 

I taken  laxatives  And ones to speed up process. But only from bottom not even trump from stoma 

any advice would be very helpful please as I’m scared 

Hi 

Sorry to hear about your problem my advice to you would be to phone

NHS111 this evening and speak to them about the lack of output and the feeling your stomach is big.

The output from you bottom what does it look like and does it have a foul smell. Are you in any pain. 

Ian

If you live outside England NHS may have a different telephone number

Hi,

I had a temporary colostomy last year (it is now permanent following my cancer operation). Yes mainly mucus used to pass but I did get the occasional small stool pass through.

I guess you should be concerned though if the loop colostomy stoma stops working. It is a loop so there will be chance that some will pass through. Most though should pass through the stoma into your colostomy bag.

Best regards

GM

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