How do you know if you have a blockage?

If there's no pain, it's extremely unlikely. If you don't have any strictures (narrowings) of the bowel anywhere, it's also highly unlikely to be a food-related blockage.

Basically, a total blockage is unmissable. You'd have agonising abdominal pain, which comes and goes in waves; nausea/vomiting; and no passing of gas or stool (apart from what was in the colon before the obstruction started). A partial obstruction is usually less painful, but the type of pain tends to be similar.

Suspect your digestive system has gone into a bit of a sulk, possibly because of the peanuts. Mine used to do a 360 turnaround from chronic diarrhoea to severe constipation sometimes, where I wouldn't be able to go for anything up to a week. It was excruciatingly uncomfortable, but not in the sense of feeling like having a blockage (I've had those, so I know the difference). Probs TMI here, but I would get impacted in the rectum after a while and would get ridiculously strong urges to go without being able to pass anything. If you get a similar thing, then try the max dose of Miralax or a glycerin suppository! For now you could just try a normal dose of Miralax to see if that gets things moving.

Thank you both very much on your info regarding blockages. That makes me feel much better. I'm not experiencing pain (out of the ordinary) and am still passing wind (hee hee). Guess I will try some fruit juice (normally rockets right through me) and hope for the best. Nicecupoftea, a week without poop! Yozers! Also thanks for the tip about impaction, that sounds awful. For now I'm not even getting the urge to poo, it's kind of eerie, like the calm before the storm I pressume.

toomuchpoopin said...
Foolishly ate some peanuts, now haven't pooped since. Been over three days since last BM. How do I know if the nuts caused a blockage?!? Don't know why I'm not pooping!!!

(I have IBD Indeterminate)

Solid foods just like peanuts are not good ostomates. Just avoid those foods so that you will not be bothered about blockage anymore. I always have oats, almond milk, ripe papaya in my diet.