I've literally been discharged from hospital this evening after a 6 week stay, 3 weeks post ileostomy.
I have had no output from my stoma for over 12 hours now but no swelling and no real pain.
I stopped eating solids about 4 hours in and have been on liquids only since, including a glass of coke as I've heard it can help. But nothing is happening.
Hi el,
How often were you having output before you left the hospital? Being such a new ostomate a lot could be going on, so don't panic. What solids did you eat before you stopped eating them? Were you given any eating guidelines when you were discharged? Have you had any output since you wrote this topic?
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Have you had any output since writing this? If you are worried about a blockage, go to the emergency room and be checked out. If you get any pain or swelling, get it checked out. It is better to know and not have to worry than wait and be sorry. How are you now?
Like what Bob said...a lot of things are still going on.
Look at it this way...
If you were blocked, you would be in pain. Give it time, kiddo. You just had major surgery.
As others mentioned, if you are in pain, then go back to the hospital.
What have you been eating since you got home?
After staying up into the early hours of the night drinking herbal tea after herbal tea, having a hot bath, drinking a Coke, getting a massage, doing yoga movements, and eventually giving in and getting more pain... my bag had filled up by 4:30. What a relief!
Thanks, everyone 🙏
There you go. Problem solved. Getting to your new normal takes time and patience.
You were not in any pain at first, so no reason to visit the hospital.
It's a learning curve. An education in the new you.
Get some sleep now.
Hi Shammy,
What did you mean when you said "they will put you out"? Whenever I showed up at the ER with a blockage, the first question was, "Are you in pain?" And if not, they did a quick scan and told me to wait and see if it clears itself. If I was in pain, they'd start an IV and give me fluids. I've been to the ER many times with blockages, and they never ever gave me anesthesia. That's the last thing they'd ever do because they need to communicate with you to find out what's going on. So I'm curious if that's ever happened to you or if you read that somewhere?
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