Eating Solids After Colostomy Reversal - When Is It Safe?

Had my colostomy reversal about a week ago and was wondering if it's okay to eat solid foods or how long I should wait.

Best answered by your surgeon.

Best to ask your doctor. Can't imagine you didn't receive instructions when leaving the hospital.

When I left the hospital after the reversal, they told me to eat small meals regularly and avoid spicy foods for a week or two, then return to a normal diet as I tolerated it.

There's your answer. You have carte blanche.👍🏼

Getting Support in the Ostomy Community with LeeAnne Hayden | Hollister

I would probably extend being careful with diet and avoiding crowds for a little longer, maybe 4 weeks. You're still healing for quite a while. Taking it easy for a month or two won't hurt. And that includes sneezing and coughing. It's easy to develop an incisional hernia. If possible, hold a pillow firmly against your stomach during a cough or sneeze.

My best advice: NEVER experiment with new foods outside your home as you are introducing foods back in.

Things I ate with my osteomyelitis became issues after my reversal and had me running for the toilet or outranking my dog for the stinkiest farts of the day award.

Then foods I thought would be an issue weren't - kale, black beans, pickled cauliflower…

But now I am basically allergic to nuts, and I have a post-reversal friend who says if he even looks at a bean, he'll poop his pants.

Oh, and NEVER trust a fart. They turn into sharts quicker than “they're eating the dogs” memes hit after the debate.

Reminds me of a silly thing right after surgery.  I'm at home, and felt the urge to let out some gas.  So I did.... not.  I forgot, butt no longer connected to colon.  I passed.. mucus.  Yikes, what mess.  Now I feel any urges... I mumble: "butt not connected."  To remind myself.