I'm having to change my bag up to 7 times a day; it's always fluid. I haven't had a solid stool for months. Can anyone help?
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Jan 09, 2023 4:14 pm
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Jan 09, 2023 4:32 pm
Do you have an ileostomy? I understand the output from that type of ostomy is quite liquid.
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Morning glory
Jan 09, 2023 6:43 pm
Are you actually changing your pouch or emptying it? It isn't abnormal to empty 7 times.
Ben38
Jan 09, 2023 7:44 pm
So something's changed since you first had your stoma for it to change to loose output. Any changes in your diet or new meds you're taking?
If you have an ileostomy, 7 times a day is on the medium side of output levels, but it shouldn't go from being on the solid side to very loose unless for a short time, a few days or so, with a stomach bug or food poisoning.
I see you live in the UK. I would phone your stoma nurse or GP. It needs investigating to determine why there's been such a change in your output, and maybe some meds in the short term like codeine or lomotil if you're dehydrating.
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