Output, Any suggestions, please?

Thanks Sarah

I am so careful of solid foods with mine. The list of blockers frightened me to start with but I can eat most foods okay. Just the crunchy foods won’t process with mine. I miss sweetcorn. But hey ho. Fish battered, mayo, butter white breads lovely. 

hi LisaCardiff,  I started to text a couple of hours ago but had my care coordinator come round so had to stop. I've read the posts and I agree - if you need to speak to your Stoma Nurse you need to speak to them. At the very least they can signpost you so you know who can help you. I've a colonostomy  and if I eat soft fruits, green veg, chocolate or beans these go through me very quickly. It's good you're not in pain. I used to get blockages quite a lot and was always in pain with them. What used to cause me blockage was things like apple or other fruit skin, mushrooms, pineapple, celery and sweetcorn. From time to time I'd get adhesions flareups which caused considerable pain but this was over ten years ago and I don't suffer with this issue now.

Your body is dealing with a lot and maybe there'll be days when nothing comes out. This might be the new normal for you.

I wish you well and free of worry. 

PS I think I text in the wrong places so I apologise for that.

Oh, I love sweetcorn, but it often appears in the bag looking much the same as it went in my mouth! I have heard horror stories about baby corn so am not brave enough to try it. xx

Sarah I think that’s how it was before the stoma. It doesn’t break up so it’s a no no for me  

Hi KathH2, SarahH21 and Artsie,

Thank you all so much for kind replies.

I have had to empty my colostomy again as it was thankfully filling up.

I am on a low residue diet. However, when I was admitted to into hospital in April 2021, the colorectal consultant frightened me and told me I would need a third stoma and I would have to be drip fed! I was hysterical and petrified. I eat/drink a lot of soup, yogurt and generally anything soft. I haven't liked sweetcorn as it is tasteless and it doesn't get adsorbed.

As I previously mentioned I taken 3/4 Laxido a day and drink about 4 bottles of water, copious amounts of mint tea and the occasional Rich Tea biscuit.

Thank you for all of your help, support and kindness.

Sending you all love and good vibes,

Lisa x

LisaCardiff, you are welcome - anytime. It's good to know you're not alone. All our stomas are different and have their funny little ways. I think you're very brave. Hats off to you. Kath. X.

Hi Lisa

How are you doing now? I hope everything is working fine for you. Gosh, no wonder you were scared having the consultant mention those things to you. Do you have to be on a low residue diet for ever? I can’t believe how lucky I must have been not to have issues with my colostomy-my hospital puts you straight into the standard hospital menu right after surgery, but I didn’t have an appetite and couldn’t eat much of anything. I think I’d find it really difficult to be on your regime, so hats off to you for coping with it. xxx

Hi SarahH21,

Thank you for checking in me. You are very kind.

 I am okay, thank you and my colostomy is okay. I take Laxido and drink plenty water so fingers crossed that will keep things moving.

I changed colorectal consultants and I am have gone back to the original colorectal consultant who did my colostomy.

 I am on the low residue diet but I am terrified to eat anything solid in case it may cause an obstruction. 

I hope you are well.

Love and good vibes,

Lisa x

PS: Thank you KathH2 and you are awesome too x

Hi Lisa

I’m glad to see you are doing ok. I heard from my colorectal consultant about 3 months after my op via a phone call and as all was well, I’ve never heard from him again! I do of course have regular contact with my gynae surgeon. 

I tried small amounts of food initially, with very small meals, and tried little amounts of “new foods” to see how it went. I don’t think I would be able to have your diet-I do enjoy my food too much! I just chewed and chewed some more, but nowadays I’m much less conscious of chewing and just eat completely normally. In fact nowadays I don’t give much thought at all to my eating-I have whatever I fancy. I must be so fortunate to not have had any issues, and I’m so sorry you can’t eat anything solid for fear of a blockage. It must make life very difficult for you. xxx