I've had my stoma for just over 3 weeks, I've had output every day, on 2 different days a week apart I had some orange juice, 250mls the 1st time 75mls the 2nd, on both occasions I had awful diarrhoea, on both occasions I took 2 loperamide capsules, sine the last episode, on Tuesday I've had no output from it. I'm worried as after my 1st op for the robotic LAR, qgter a few days my bowel went to sleep, had a week in hospital, then the blood supply that was a bit iffy had died, needed emergency op, and had a stoma, I spoke with my stoma nurse who said that I need to drink more, I drink at least 4 or 5 litres a day, on a bad day 3 litres, my other half keeps asking me if there's output, I've had some wind, but nothing else. Does anyone know if this is OK, I feel fine, which when I had the ileus I was really quite ill, which my other half picked up on, but I feel fine. Though I've only passed wind once today, my tummy is gurgling, he's making me worried. He also wants me to drink some orange juice, but both times I did, the diarrhoea was so bad, I had to sit on the loo with a bag, in a waste paper bin, under my stoma as I could change the bag as it was constant, for hours. I don't really want to repeat that, but if it gets things moving I may have too. Any suggestions would be grateful. I take 2 docusate in a morning and evening.
Hi there Miss Tee
We haven’t spoken in a while but reading your back story you’ve had a roller coaster ride
You've had a LAR so do you have an Ileostomy?
it’s just when I had mine I learnt tips that may help.
Three weeks is still early days and I was in a pickle for two until I changed my diet
Your fluids sound good to me
If you join the Stoma support group there’ll be lots of tips
You take care
Ann
Bless you.
It’s worrying when you’ve had ileus that’s a horrible condition
Im no use with a colostomy I’m sorry as I had a ileostomy that didn’t stop. Whoopi was lively.
Hope you see some action soon.
take care
Ann
Prune juice. The real stuff not concentrated. That always worked for me. Also stool softeners were a gentle help to move things along
My niece sugar free polos. That she found out accidentally when driving to work
Ann
