Hi, my "problem" has been around for a while now and I'm getting really frustrated 😩
Just a brief personal history:
I'm a 62-year-old woman and full-time wheelchair user with a 7-year-old large non-functioning prolapsed colostomy and 3-year-old iliostomy. I also occasionally have low sodium levels.
I have a reasonably healthy diet, plenty of fresh foods, etc., but my stoma has become less productive to the point where there is nothing to empty during the day nor early morning. I've been eating soft foods and always drink plenty but confess to having eaten popcorn 3 or so weeks ago. My stomach is quite distended, I haven't been sick and have no temperature. I've been hospitalized 4 times in 3 months to address the sodium levels, the last time (3 weeks ago) my bowels did actually kick into action although they stopped again when discharged. Doctors have examined and if they can hear bowel noises they're not concerned. Really don't know what to do next?
Thanks for any interest or advice 🙃