hello all this is my first post thank you in advance for your replies and thanks to the Administrators who put this forum together. So I started off with perforated bowels during a surgery then had multiple surgeries. I developed a enterocutaneous fistula and after that a small bowel blockage. For awhile I had a wound fistula bag I wore then had the fistula and small bowel blockage taken down then went home with a Loop ileostomy bag for 4 months. I had a recessed stoma so had so many problems with leakage. Finally the loop ileostomy reversal and it’s been 3 months I occasionally have solid stools but mostly loose and very frequent like 6 times a day and soon after I eat or drink. I stopped coffee today and trying not to eat fried food. I take a few 2mg Imodium per day it doesn’t help much. I was thinking of making a appointment with a gastro doctor not sure if it normal after 3 months post surgery. Thanks for any input
John
Hello John.
Sorry to hear about your ongoing problems. It often takes a while for the system to settle after surgery, but 3 months would seem to be a reasonable time to have waited for it to do so. I think your idea of talking to a gastro doctor is a good one, as they can do some testing to see if there is anything else going on which cannot be detected by just guessing!
I do hope everything turns out okay for you.
Best wishes
Bill
| Bill wrote: |
| Hello John. Sorry to hear about your ongoing problems. It often takes a while for the system to settle after surgery, but 3 months would seem to be a reasonable time to have waited for it to do so. I think your idea of talking to a gastro doctor is a good one, as they can do some testing to see if there is anything else going on which cannot be detected by just guessing! I do hope everything turns out okay for you. Best wishes Bill |
Bill
Thanks so much I really appreciate the reply I can't imagine why I'm still having issues after 3 months but we shall see.
Thanks again
john
Hi John. You certainly have been through a lot. Thanks for sharing with us. There are lots of wise, caring folks here who have experienced some of the stuff you are and, I think, they'll provide you with some comfort. Mine is a colostomy so I'm not a good source for ileostomy advice. Please keep us posted as things get better for you.
Respectfully,
Mike
| iMacG5 wrote: |
| Hi John. You certainly have been through a lot. Thanks for sharing with us. There are lots of wise, caring folks here who have experienced some of the stuff you are and, I think, they'll provide you with some comfort. Mine is a colostomy so I'm not a good source for ileostomy advice. Please keep us posted as things get better for you. Respectfully, Mike |
Mike I can't thank you enough for the nice words I'm so happy I found this forum with such great people I hope you are well stay safe.
best regards
john
