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Posted 6/13/2019 3:15 AM (GMT 0)
My mom is finally going for an exploratory scope of her ostomy next week. She's been struggling with terrible pulsating pain and bloating particularly after emptying her bag. Many times her bag "bursts" leaving her with a mess to clean up.

The receptionist left instructions that she is to take 2 enemas before the procedure. My mom believes it's supposed to go into her rectum, but i'm thinking this can't be because she's not attached!! Am I missing something here? Should the enema go into the stoma? My mom is elderly and getting anxious about what to do. She's left several messages for her doc but no one has called back.

Thank you!
Posted 6/13/2019 2:07 PM (GMT 0)
What you say makes sense to me. If they are scoping the stoma, and the backside is disconnected, I don't see why they would want her to do a rectal enema, but I would insist on speaking to someone. They should really give you more detailed information.

I don't know how you would do an enema in a stoma, or what it would do? I haven't heard of that.

I've had an anuscope of my pouch and I didn't have to prep for that. I've had surgery with a stoma and I was told to not eat the day before. I didn't prep or do any type of enema.
Posted 6/14/2019 1:34 PM (GMT 0)
Do not do the prep. It sounds like the doctor's office just read from a script that generally applies to "normal" people who have colons. NO prep.
Posted 6/15/2019 7:00 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you. They called and told her not to do the prep. Unbelievable.
Hopefully we can get to the bottom of what's going on now.
Posted 6/23/2019 3:13 AM (GMT 0)
Have you heard anything? Thinking of you and your mom.
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