had ileostomy surgery 5 days ago food question????????

Hi, I had my ileo surgery in October, and definitely have had hours go by where there is no output. Generally if you had a blockage there would be other symptoms as well: pain, nausea, vomiting.

Go slowly with solid foods, I stayed on a low residue diet for about 8 weeks post op (my hospital recommended 6 weeks but I was a bit timid and went longer) before incorporating additional foods.

If things ever slow down and thicken up too much, try having a sugary drink like grape juice to get things moving again.

I hope this helps :)

     Oh, you'll know it alright if you have a blockage.  The resident put me on solid foods two days post op....I ate like a piggy...and it all came up and then some...ugh.  Then, the surgeon had to put the ng tube back down   for a few days.  NOT FUN!!!  My surgeon was not happy with his resident.  I think she just wanted to move patients out before the 4th of July weekend.  Well, it backfired on her because I was stuck in the hospital till July 9th!  This was in 2010.  Everything A-OK...takes time to recuperate, but you'll never regret having that colon out.  At least I don't!

I second all the advice-- you can experiment safely with solid foods if you (1) go very easy on the quantity at first (start with just a couple bites before you try solid again on the next mini meal) and dont ramp up quantities rapidly-- gradually build up the amount if solid food waiting to see any delayed results over the next 24 hours; (2) keep eating mini meals in general and not 3 big meals; (3) chew well! And dont swallow any food that cant be chewed into a porridge like mulch; (4) start, mix in, and end meals with some easily digested stuff such as rice , bread or potatoes so that any kess dogested stuff doesnt ball up but gets mixed up in your churning stomach before it heads to the gut; (5) stay well hydrated in between meals with lots of sips of water and other fluid.

Note that this all applies to the vulnerable state of your guts right after surgery. Months after surgery you can basically eat normally as long as you are not wreckless, anyway I had an ileus shortly after surgery due to the combo of narcotic pain meds slowly motility and being put on solids too fast IMO, and trust me, an NG tube is no fun at all as I can attest.