Blockage

Well, I had a long night.  I started throwing up soon after my initial post and remained miserable all night.  I checked the Ostomy Assoc. site and did everything mentioned on there for the blockage, and it all helped very little. 

I spoke with  my nurse this morning and am trying to stuff down part of an Eggo and drink tons of water.  My output is still all liquid and I'm starting to feel the cramping feeling again. 

Stupid me.

My mother-in-law has my son for the day...I called her this morning and she just left with him. 

I thought my moments of extreme pain were behind me...and I thought my emergency family phone tree was no longer needed for my needs.  Darn it.  I am definitely learning from this and will not repeat this mistake.  What in the hell was I thinking?

Anyway, just an update on my misery.

  *stupid smurf...he's exhausted, achy, and really upset with himself*

Broccoli...I ate Broccoli...steamed...not raw.  It's my favorite meal choice for a quick and easy low-calorie lunch.  I guess I need to make some alterations to my healthy eating again.  I haven't really been able to chow down on many of my favorite foods b/c of the UC...I'm now able to eat many of them again and am learning there are some that I just need to let go of.     The primary two are broccoli and popcorn. 

In fact, I am currently oinking out on the Cheetos brand butter Puffcorn...YUM!!!  I figured it was something I wouldn't mind eating that won't hurt going through.  After last night and this morning I'm not about to eat much substance today or tomorrow...I've been traumatized!!! 

My nurse told me that if the cramping has gone down and some broccoli had passed I may be in the clear.  She also suggested I try water and food and if it stays down then that's good, but if nothing stayed down I needed to contact my surgeon asap.  In addition she gave me symptoms to watch out for like, continued liquid output, continued cramping and complete lack of output.  So far I'm good to go.  Now that I'm keeping water and food down I'm feeling loads better!  My husband thought he was Mr. Funny Man and asked if I wanted broccoli for lunch as I was snooping around for a tasty snack.  I'd like to see him feel this new form of constipation and then crack jokes about that ish broccoli!!!

Anyway, this has been quite the experience and I am going to much smarter about my food intake and chewing methods. 

    *the smurf is smiling again...and super hungry!*

I don't know if this is still blockage issues or gas problems.  Could you guys hep me?

I still have the bloated cramping feeling and it's painful.  My output is liquidy but there are small pieces of unprocessed foods.  I'm not passing much of the gas, but that's what it feels like...just lots of trapped gas. 

I'm taking GasX and doing the tummy massages.  I don't know if this is from the same blockage issue b/c it is painful, but not as intense. 

What do you think is going on with me?  I saw my surgeon for my final follow up and I wasn't feelign this ucky at the time, or I would have said something.  He did explain that if the blockage prevented output and caused extreme bloating and vomiting, I should go to the ER for a stoma enema (weird, but okay). 

Do you know of foods or drinks that really just race right through you and seem to clear out anything in the way?  I'm drinking white grape/pomegranite juice, and water. 

Thanks you guys!!!

   *smurf is grimacing and feeling very very sick*

Oh, and wish me luck...I'm meeting a new client family today and going to a school meeting with them...lots of new people around during this awkward time...*sigh*

hey Robin, I've had Crohn's disease for 25 yrs now, was diagnosed when I was 6....I've had 5 bowel resections over the yrs, the last being an ileosomy surgery as well...anyways to my point, ive been searching the net for any help or support with blockages and came across your post, I've had a couple of small blocks before, by small I mean passed within 4 or 5 hours, pain wise I think they all feel like it's never going to end. This past weekend we had our easter dinner, and I ate like I always do, Im not much of eater to begin with, and I chew chew chew....but silly me ate, some gummy life savers that my beautiful daughter had shared with me, but we where in the middle of an easter egg hunt, so I chewed "kinda" and never really thought about it.....after dinner that night I started to feel the block slow but sure, by the next morning I was calling my mom to Take my little girl bc I couldn't get up to get her breakfast......the block lasted for a never ending 28 hours...and I felt a little better after that, but it seems I feel worse today....you said on your post that you felt gasey and bruised....I'm wondering how long this lasted for, like all of us with these aliments...life must go on, and being a singel mom who works and goes to school pt it's hard to put it all on hold for more then a day, I just hurt so bad today I thought I was doing better....I haven't posted much in my time, but i read alot on this fourm, and its been so helpful, so thanks to you and all that share......

Is this any easier for ileostomies rather than colostomies - since the stool is watery to begin with and the transverse time is like 2-3 hours from mouth to small intestine?  Any insight onto this?

Thanks,

bob