The oats don't digest and may get caught in crevices in the colon as my doctor had told me. I ate it after a while and it came out looking as it did going in, with the same aroma LOL. I loved the...
Taking axtra vitamin C also benefitssurgery recovery, 100 - 2000 a day is what I went with. Helps the healing process. For the pain... I had a bowel resection from advanced Crohn's disease and then a...
adhesive as in the sealing paste that goes around the opening of the flange? If so, I've always used covatec's product. I LOVED coloplast bags and flanges, but their paste that comes in the strip is...
I lived with my Illeostomy for 5 months after bowel resection beteen the large and small intestine, not that long for most people with a stoma but it was a lifetime for me. I had the reversal 9 weeks...
Glad to help. I was blessed to be at a hospital with an excellent ostomy dept. I had a number of conversations with them....
lol out of the club. How about graduated out of the club like me. Just had my reversal a week and a half ago. I was on clear fluids the first day after and was starting to pass that night, nice and...
I was told a drink or two is fine, having more that gets you sloshed will be detrimental. Enjoy a beer after a few days after surgery is safe. If your sloshed you could strain something and not...
I just had my reversal on the 20th after 5 months. Not that long compared to many others. I have chronic diarrhea for a week and a half now. Have had a number of accidents. My incision has packing...
I've had too many seals blow on me, even driving, but i had a temp illeostomy so I just became a recluse for a few months. I personally would decline the outing, unless it was closer to home and I...
Yes you still get output, there's still have some stuff in the system beyond the illeo. I had 3 boom booms after my surgery. Not to worry....
Hi. I actually was able to gain 15 - 20lbs. I found Immodium worked a bit but Codeine Phosphate 30mg. I took both 1- pills each to have the best effect. My output becomes like a soft/hot pudding....
Hi, I just had my Illeostomy reversed. Such a relief, only 5 months. I had serious Chron's Disease surgery which the doctors felt I needed the Illeostomy to bypass the surgical area to heal. Letting...