Hi there, I'm brand-new to this site, but I'm hoping this community can help ease some worries I'm having!
I originally had my ileostomy performed back in August of 2019, and in all that time, it's been one of the best things I ever had done to me.
The only times in the original "post-op timeframe" that I was still passing stool were not even a week after, and then around 7 months later. So since ~2020 I've not had any major instances of needing to pass anything. Occasionally I'll do what I've called "phantom movements," wherein I feel like I have to go and nothing actually happens. Maybe some mucus, nothing more.
Today, out of seemingly nowhere, that sort of phantom movement wasn't a phantom. Or mucus. And they've begun to occur more frequently throughout the day, so I'm a little on edge right now... I really hope this isn't something major -- after nearly five years, I'm shocked this is happening.
The only thing I can think of that may have caused it is that yesterday, I walked quite a bit given I had some family come into town for the holiday weekend. Altogether, we walked nearly ten miles through the day, which is more than I've walked in a very long time. Could it be that such continued exertion caused things to sort of flare up?
Thank you all in advance!
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