Hi everyone, if I could turn the clock back I would have had surgery when I was first told that I had UC, as I was never in remission for more than two mths at a time I ended up with a blood clot in...
Thanks guys will do....
Hi everyone, just wondering what this pain that I'm having on and under my stoma is? I just had a baby by c-section 7wks ago, this is my second baby since I had my ileostomy also by c-section 3yrs...
my Information didn't come up on last post about myself this seams to happen when I SIGN IN?...
thats exactly how I feel, I can enjoy my children now that I have my bag. Hope you got there in time to see him get it. they dont give awards like that to children in school here....
I get a lot of gas and I have an Ileostomy, veg can cause gas, I don't drink fizzy drinks either and I wake up every morn with bag full of air....
I have been feeling like you since last October, I had my blood checked have been taking iron tablets for 8 months now and still feel tired from the moment that I get up and like you I have 2...
I only get two days out of mine as like Blueheron the paste or washer breaks down, and if I leave my bag on longer than this which has happened, my skin gets very sore, as when you have small...
I Think you should get your facts straight before you upset people most of us would have eventually ended up having are anus remove either from very bad colitis, crohns or cancer!!! in later years....
I didn't have a choice to have a reversal as my rectum, anus were infected with UC, AND AM VERY GLAD ITS GONE....
Hi JerseyGal85, about 5 wks ago I took my little girl to the doctor, when i came out i realize that i was destroyed my bag had leaked, how (embarassing) not sure if i spelt that right, that's one of...
you may need to try a different bag, maybe even a belt, I was having this prob and recently decided to try some different bags with a belt for extra support, haven't had a leak in the last 2wks,...
I know how you feel, I think that you have to go throw what we have for people to really understand....
I was told powder first remove any residue, then use the spray, you dont have to limit your self to water, tea and coffee, squash and isotonic drinks will be just as good....
you should make an appointment with your gastro doc, Like you i had the urgency to go only clear discharge coming out, I got to the stage where i would wake up soaked from the discharge, they sent me...
I would love to go to new york, new zealand or portugal, with no children in toe, bliss....
sorry meant to say glasses....
I Found that i would pass people in the street, got my eyes tested and have worn glass for distance for about 12 years now and my eyes never improved, so your very lucky if yours have,congrats....
Hi Shelly, Im living in Limerick but had my op in Dublin, whats your prof name?...
Hi Linda, your story is very touching, glad your on the mend, Rachel....
Hi kazygirl, I havent had any prob with raw or cooked fruit and veg, I have my ileostomy nearly six years, but as uc_free said we are all different, try your dip, you wont know unless you try. hope...
Hi jsummer7, It happened to me when i was in the supermarket....
hi uc_free ,you live along way from me, but it nice to be able to chat to people even if it is only over the internet, Me and my husband had a ten year plan to go to NY but it didnt happen we went to...
uc_free, i know what you mean i have 2 kids, i would also like to meet up with people, where are you from?...
Hi B'Dereh, you are lucky that you had the choice for a takedown, you are still healing but you will more than likely be able to eat ice cream in the summer, would love to see your pic. go on post it...
Nice pictures, Hope you dont mind added one of me and my children....
Hi My gastro doc said the same, and like you i thought it was strange, but you can always ring and make an appointment if you have a problem....
Hi Alibee, Yes it was a tablet, you get them in the health food shop, okay all the best...
Hi I also had hair loss after my first surgery the docs told me that it was the shock to my system after the surgery that causes the hair loss, i took sea kelp for a year and my hair is now thicker...
Thanks NASCARon, sometimes i wonder if the docs are actually listening....
Hi everyone, so i went to see gastro doc yesterday, told me my proms were from a duodenal ulcer, gave me protium, i think that there is something else going on as they found this ulcer over a year...
Hi everyone, How do you know when you have a blockage? I have been having bad upper left stomach pains after i eat, bag seams to be working ok but have alot of wind, going to see gastro tomorrow,...
I must be strange then because ive had my ileostomy nearly six years and never craved salt (i cant stand salt) and was not told to add salt to my diet either, is this strange?...
hi krazygirl, 2-4 times a day is normal, I Have my ileostomy nearly six years, never emptied more than that unless i had a stomach upset. hope this helps....
Im Irish 36 yr old woman I had my first op nearly six years ago, Look they have to tell you that for legal reasons but dont take it for gospel, you wont know until you try, so i would wait and see...
I had mine removed in july 08 and by may 09 i was pregnant....
Hi i would like to say that after my ileostomy was made permanent i went on and had a little girl shes 2yrs old now,I know that they say with surgery that you might have problems conceiving...
I was told to avoid mushrooms nuts and sweetcorn because they would cause a blockage, but thank god i have not had any probs so far, i think that you need to try things to see what affects you and...
sorry to hear that they waited until you were so bad, I Have my ileostomy nearly six years like you i was in the hospital, but slightly different, i couldnt keep anything down or in, i developed a...
got from health food shop cant remember the name sorry, as that was 5yrs ago, just go to your nearest health food shop ask for sea kelp,any way prob would be different where you live im living in...
my hair started to fall out after my first op, doc told me it was because of the shock over the surgery, my mum told me about kelp i took it every day for a year and my hair grew back thicker than...
hi shorte, i had a drain after my second op it scared me as i thought something had gone wrong, because i didnt have one after my first, its suppose to help the healing, ihad mine removed 2 days...
hi AnetaD, At the time that i had my first op for UC, i only had one child and my sister had to come and help me as my husband couldnt get the time off work,it took me 2mths to recover,but my op was...
Thanks Cecilia, just made an appointment to see my gastro doc, next thursday, its going to be along journey for me my hubby and our children we have to go to dublin from limerick. will let u know...
Hi Im new to this site, I was diagnosed with UC in 99 at 23 had my first op in 06, and second op to remove anus in 08,had no probs until sunday i started to get pain on the upper left side of my...