Hi my dad had surgery to remove a large tumour in his colon. Hes 80 and the consultant said the op went as expected.. however since the op he has been vomiting constsntly. Hes opened his bowels and urine is ok. No obvious infection to the wound apparently but hes had a chest infection and still on antibiotucs via a drip. He got a ng tube from his nose but hes still bringing up masses of bile. Theyve tried to bung it if thats the correct term but he then vomits again. They are now going to scan him again tomorrow. Is this normal for an 80 year old who was previously healthy? Poor dad was told hed probably be in for 5 days. He are all beside ourselves
Hi Moryn It’s called ileus and it’s not very pleasant. It usually resolves after a few days so hopefully your dad will turn the corner soon? I’ve attached a link to a post from a few months ago from a lady whose husband was in the same position which may hopefully reassure you a bit?
Oh you’re poor dad x it sound like ileus (sleepy bowels). Your dad is in the best place - hospital. Ileus is really common after surgery - which is a big shock to the system, especially our delicate colon. I Had post-op vomiting too - not nice. I’m keeping my fingers and toes crossed that your dad gets over this post-op hump soon! x
Hope your dad’s vomiting is settling. I also vomited absolutely gallons of bile after surgery and also had to have a nasal tube. Weirdly, I didn’t feel sick and I had very little going into my system, but it was ileus- my bowel just stopped doing anything so the only way out for liquid was either into a catheter from my badder or out of my mouth. The nasal tube gave me a really horrible sore throat, which they gave me Strepsils for. It took a couple of days for it to settle and then I was only very gradually allowed water, then clear liquids and it was very gradual before I could actually eat.
It amazed me just how much liquid came out, so I imagine it could look quite alarming. I was reassured that this was quite normal so I don’t think you should be too alarmed. Poor dad and poor you. I hope he’s on the mend soon.
Oh, your poor dad - I do feel for him. I also had really bad sickness after my op due to ileus, although I started to recover after around 24-48 hours. THe ng tube stayed in for days though and I was only on fluids for most of my time in hospital.
I hope he gets better soon - sending you a virtual hug.
I was really sick after the op.i went home after 5 days but was back in the next day for another 5 days as I kept vomiting. I had adhesions, which may be an issue for your father? Keep a very light low fibre diet for a week or two until it settles down.
