Hi Everyone!
Just on to find out if anyone who has had a stoma op still has the `urge` to pass poo from their back passage. Jay has started to have small mucus discharge from his bottom and gets the urge to still poo from there although when he goes, he gets nothing. He was was told after his bowel resection he would still have discharge coming from his bum but would eventually ease off. It was that he was getting it first thing in the morning and then through the day it would ease off but he seems to be getting it a lot just now. He sees his stoma nurse in 2 week's time again, so I've told him to mention it. He feels he's going back to the way he was before his bowel resection in that he couldn't walk far without the feeling of `having to go`. He doesn't know if it could be something to do with his chemo treatment either maybe the tablets or something he has to pee quite a lot as well but then one of the tablets he is on for his diabetes Forxiga I think has this effect in that there is a diuretic in it but that's good because the urologist he had a consultation with a few months ago said as long as he's peeing that's all they need to know because it shows his kidneys are functioning well. Just wondering if anyone has gone through this. Thanks
Vicky x
Hi Vicky
I had the same a little while after my LAR
When I awoke from the op and felt the stoma I was delighted that the pressure in my back passage was gone. The consultant told me that I may get mucus and not to strain. This made me paranoid so I ignored the feeling it for as long as I could. I’ve read that some can pass tiny stools though this didn’t happen to me. I would sometimes have the urge which felt the same as before and I found it stressful but it passed. I took deep breaths and held it for as long as possible before going to the toilet. I only passed small amounts of mucus it wasn’t noticeable for the phantom feeling that I had.
Does you hubby have and Ileostomy or colostomy?
Others will be along soon.
it’s definitely worth telling the stoma nurses they’re well informed on all the after care and if you have concerns now you could phone your colorectal nurses. They will also be able to advice you
Take care
Ann
Hi Artsie!
Thanks. I don't know if its illeostomy or colostomy I can never tell with the two of them all I know is he wears a bag that catches his poo and just changes it when need be. He gets quite paranoid though when nothing comes out and on one occasion never had a movement for 3 days and phone his stoma nurse and she just advised him to try to take more things with fibre and fruits juices etc but ironically on the same day after phoning the nurse is began `blowing` as normal
. Good to get these things checked though.
Vicky xx
Yes it does sound like a colostomy. I was an Ileostomy which is on the right and the bag needs emptying a lot more. I’m not sure if there’s any difference where the mucus is concerned though.
I hope that you have some reassurance from your nurses
Ann
