I drink a ton of water and Gatorade. The only reason I want to speed it up is because sometimes it builds up, and I feel extra weight. It's nowhere as bad as when I had my colon (I couldn't eat...
Since I had my ileostomy created two months ago, the output has been steady but pretty slow. When coffee was recommended to me, I tried it, it worked once or twice, then things went back to how they...
I'm still trying to figure this out, though because of complications with my liver, my stomach is still pretty distended and I'm not sure what I'll be wearing in another month or two. I suppose the...
Ten minutes after that last post there was some pretty significant output, so there's definitely no blockage. Like you said, it must have been a quiet period. Regarding chewing, even before I had the...
Liz, I do seem to be getting things through more quickly now. Though, the one thing I've noticed is that it's really hard to predict. Yesterday and the night before I was going a lot. Last night and...
Thanks, Liz, though my initial post was from July 17, and I've since had much more success getting things down. I've been drinking coffee for at least a week at this point, and I'm much more...
Thanks, LinCee. I may need to get some chewable gas tablets. It seems like it's mostly a gas thing, as I have managed to keep a steady flow of output. I haven't seen the kidney bean things since two...
I don't know if it's gas or what, but since last night, I've been feeling this pressure in my abdomen moments before there's output. Sometimes I feel it and nothing comes out, so maybe it's gas, but...
Good luck, Liz and Alison. I'd be very interested in hearing both of your experiences once you're back online. Hope it's a success all around....
So no one has a problem with high-fat foods? I probably should have reiterated that I'm only four weeks out from my surgery, so I'm not able to eat as much stuff as stoma "veterans."...
Thanks. Though, for some reason, sugary stuff doesn't make anything more liquidy. Yesterday, for instance, I had coffee, two Ensure Plus drinks (lots of sugar), and other drinks with sugar, and it...
Does anyone eat cereal? If so, what types? I have a half-gallon of soy milk (bought to make mashed potatoes, which I don't eat much), and would like to do something with it. I haven't eaten cereal in...
Thanks, Liz and Silent Lucidity. That really clarifies things. I'm finally starting to understand all this. It's a lot to take in, especially since I'm also having to learn about being on TPN, having...
I have Crohn's, and they left my rectum in place. The small intestine will be attached to the rectum. I just wasn't sure if that was a j-pouch, for some reason. Anyway, thanks to you both for the...
I really should know this by now, but I've been absorbing so much info over the past few weeks (had total colectomy/ileostomy on June 24), some of it gets jumbled. My ileostomy is temporary and the...
My colon was riddled with pseudopolyps, some of which were pre-cancerous. There were too many to remove individually (with an endoscope), so the whole colon had to come out. Simultaneously, I have...
I had Crohn's disease, as well as primary sclerosing cholangitis, an autoimmune disease that causes liver failure. I'm on the transplant list. I was losing a bunch of weight and went to the hospital...
Thanks! Those were both very helpful responses. Answers4me2, I'm not sure how long I'll be on TPN. I was put on it initially because I was losing a lot of weight and doctors couldn't figure out why,...
OK, so it's been more than three weeks since I had a total colectomy and ileostomy (temporary). It took me a while, but I'm starting to get comfortable eating solid foods. However, it takes about...
Thanks for those tips, Liz. I've been drinking Ensure Clear most of the day, with the exception of an Ensure Plus (first one). I finally have a little output, so I'll just wait until things get back...
Well, I finally had some mashed potatoes exactly 24 hours ago. Since then, there's been some output, and it's definitely thicker, but it is taking forever. Today, I emptied my bag at 9 a.m. and it's...
Penny, My surgery was more than two weeks ago, and I had been on clear liquids until today (with the exception of my first failed attempt). My other problem is that I have PSC messing up my liver...
Thanks, everyone. I finally had a very small portion of mashed potatoes (made with soy milk) today at 11:30 a.m. and half an Ensure shake an hour later. However, it's now after 4 p.m., and there's...
Summerstorm, did you have a problem passing any of it?...
Thanks, Marianne. Mashed potatoes sounds like what I'll probably have first. I'll probably hold off on the chicken until later, that way I can measure the "success" of the potatoes. Bay Area Guy, did...
I'm about to leave the hospital after having a total colectomy/ileostomy. The surgery was two Mondays ago, but there were a couple of setbacks and a huge problem the doctors couldn't find until...