Andrina, Yes it certainly seems that way. I had virtually zero leaks with the end ileostomy. This one is so different for me. I'm so glad to hear you've had your take down surgery and it's going well...
Andrina, I haven't got a date for re-connection yet. I'm so done with this stoma already! Had an awful leak the other night (not to scare anyone from having this surgery!). I'm hoping it will be...
Hi Andrina, Exactly same here! I don't recall any connection with the amount of water I drink and when though. I have noticed however that my stoma output is far more liquid with the loop ileostomy...
Notsosicklygirl, Absolutely agree with that. My transit time is so quick now! I'm currently using a light convex sensura mio bag with a salts seal and that seems to be working for me. I hope you're...
Hi Songlady! Thanks for the info. Yeah I seem to be getting the same from my back end with the same sort of frequency. I have been having a nightmare in terms of my front abdominal wound as it opened...
Thank you for the response again. Okay that's all positive to hear. I am still currently recovering from the stage 2 procedure and letting my J pouch heal while passing stool through my temporary...
Hi notsosicklygirl and thanks for responding to me. I thought as much and was told to expect some 'output' post surgery as things will go from one stoma into the other. I guess I just wasn't...
Good evening all, I had my ileo-anal pouch surgery last week with thr formation of a temporary loop ileostomy. I have come back today from hospital but have a question that seems to be making me...
Hello community, I've had my ileostomy for just under 2 years now. Ever since having surgery I felt great in terms of not having UC symptoms, however I have always suffered from some sort of issue...
Last weekend, I had a bit of a heavy evening with some friends drinking far too much alcohol. I got completely drunk to the point where I was Ill the next day. Ever since this stupid and extremely...
Hi KikiUC, I can totally empathise with you in regards to what you are going through. I too was in your situation last year and found that talking to someone who i knew had been through the same...
Hi all. Sorry for my late reply. Thanks to everyone responses. I will definately be trying this. I’ve found it sticks better when using barrier wipes for some reason and pressing down and holding the...
Hi all! I hope everyone is keeping well. I have a question regarding my ostomy wafer. For the last few weeks now I have been using the Salts Thin Barrier rings underneath my soft convex wafer...
No problems. Glad I could help. I completely understand where your coming from regarding the letting go. But you’ve got to remember that this Surgery is a commonly done procedure and your surgeon...
Hi. Just wanted to share my experience to try and calm your nerves if anything. I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis in May of 2015 and for over 2 years was very very sick. To the point of being...
Hi ks1905, Thanks for your response. I'm not sure if I am suffering from any withdrawal symptoms from the Steroids although I think it would be likely as I was on them for a long time. After my...
Hi Doggiedo, I too have recently had surgery to form an ileostomy. Only difference being that mine is an end ileostomy. I have purchased a few of the comfizz 7" waistbands as I find that they are...
Hi all, Don't know if this is the right area to post this or if it's actually linked but it seems all too much of a coincidence to me for it not to be linked! Anyway, 9 weeks post colectomy now with...
Hi all, Thank you so much for your replies. blksteeda - The blood is usually lighter coloured so im assuming its from the rectal stump? This week it has been the same as last week. No more or no...
Hi all, On July 10th I underwent surgery to have my severely diseased colon removed due to suffering with Ulcerative Colitis since Jan 2015. Straight after the surgery I felt soo much better straight...
Sorry to hear of your pain. I know too well how excruciating it is. I haven't been able to move much from the sofa this morning because of the pain. Yeah me too I'm worried as it's going to be such...
Thanks guys. So I'm currently going around 10-20 times a day. Everyday seems to be soo different from the next. Stool every time is mainly mucous and blood during the day. Only semi solid stool I get...
So I'm currently going through a bit of a severe flare up. My Colitis isn't being controlled by anything and even the prednisolone isn't really working to keep symptoms at bay. My question is...
Hi Richid, I too am a 3rd year mechanical engineering student at university and totally understand what you are going through. What i would say is that firstly, i found my university wasnt great with...
Hi everyone. First of all thanks to all for an overwhelming response! You guys are the best resource of knowledge when it comes to dealing with symptoms! Just a quick update on the situation. So i...
Hi climbsnowgirl, First of all thank you soo much for taking the time to write that out. Its brilliant information of which im sure myself if not others will also benefit from! I have been also told...
Thanks for the responses! I will ask for a test for c.diff on my next appointment. I think im going to ask my gastro if i can up the dose of pred at least for the meantime whilst i get my blasted...
Sorry iPoop, i should of said, i've had Colitis since May 2015, and been on Entivyo since September 2016... methotrexate since at least May of 2016 too... The pred did help when i started this...
Recently (Since before Xmas), i have been suffering really annoying symptoms. I had a sigmoidoscopy at the beginning of December to which my Colitis had now been diagnosed as "Proctitis" as it was...
Thanks for all the replies. Since posting this originally, my symptoms have gotten slightly worse in the fact that the first 2-3 bowel movements of the day are usually accompanied with a fair amount...
Hi all, I am new to this forum but am finding it very useful as it is opening up my eyes to how many people actually suffer from this diesease! A little about my colitis story, i was diagnosed in...