Blockage starting? AHHH!!!

Husband is 2 weeks out from ileostomy. Eating soft diet and output have been going well until this morning. Took a shower, changed appliance and then liquid started. Had a scheduled doctor appointment with surgeon and WON changed the bag too just to check on things and take a look, she questioned the output, but at the time husband and I were not concerned. All day now his output has been down big time, and almost all liquid. He is feeling yucky all over, a little crampy (but that's down on his lower sides), he complains of "sour stomach", and like I said, output is decreased and very liquidy. He felt the need to eat so he had a bowl of cereal about 2 hours ago and no sign of it yet.

I read a lot and started him drinking hot tea, has a heating pad on, walking a lot, and got some grape juice going.

Other thoughts/reasons of liquid- he started decreasing his narcotics yesterday which could have been slowing him down and thickening his output.
The kids have been a little sick with a virus.
He took an immodium yesterday (I dont know why!) and had cheesy pizza for dinner last night and lunch today- which is my thought for blockage.

What do you think? Im freaking out here, because that's what I do!

Yikes. Yes we have seen a little more than watery around 3. And now after the grape juice a LITTLE bit of SLIGHTLY thicker. Anything else he can do to fix this?

I agree with YYC. I had one blockage from brandied chantrelle mushrooms. Absolutely delicious but not worth the horrible pain and 20 hours of nausea and vomiting. If he is pain free, and no nausea or vomiting, then I would not worry. The consistency is not as important as the other symptoms. i hope he feels better soon.

It COULD be the immodium that is slowing things down, but when I had a stoma, it only served in thickening my output so that I didn't dehydrate.
Keep an eye on his symtoms, which you are already doing. It may clear up by itself.

Subzero: brandied chanterelles? Sounds amazing. I was at a gala buffet at an embassy three nights ago and there was a rare mushroom platter, I don't know how it was prepared. I allowed myself a piece about a half-centimeter size, because I was too afraid of all and any complications to eat more than that. Of the mushrooms, that is; I ate tons of salmon.

I forgot to add that in the first 6-8 weeks after surgery my output was all over the place in terms of consistency because my intestines were still adapting. It was way more liquidy then and sometimes even frothy. Eventually things stabilized.

Also, I rarely see food I have eaten come out within 2 hours. 3-5 hours is more the norm for me. Oftentimes I will eat dinner at 7 p.m. and still see parts of it coming out mid morning the next day.

Output changes dramatically post surgery. I surely wouldn't worry about that. Even far after surgery there may be days that output is more liquidy than others. Its really no big deal. I think there seems to be a big over concern on this board about output consistency, timing, etc..

The only thing to be careful of.. is if out stops and he starts vomiting... get him to the ER immediately. Other than that, trying to be a bit active, walking, etc.. should help him feel better, especially since he's been coming off the narcotics.

Also.. make sure he is staying hydrated.. a quality electroylyte beverage.. sipping throughout the day, not chugging. Us colon-less people are far more prone to dehydration than the coloned population. Dehydration can surely attribute to feeling poorly. And since he is coming off the narcotics... he may be needing more hydration.
good luck