Swallowed a Cough Drop with New Ileostomy - Should I Be Worried?

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mfklinge
Mar 30, 2024 5:37 pm

Relatively new ileostomy - I swallowed a cough drop - whole! Worried about blockage! It should dissolve, right?

CrappyColon
Mar 30, 2024 5:46 pm
Very helpful

Your stomach acid will melt that down real quick, no worries :)

mfklinge
Mar 30, 2024 6:43 pm

Thank you!

iMacG5

When I found this web site, I didn't think its name had anything to do with actually meeting an ostomate but I later learned there were some folks who did meet and develop relationships. How good is that? That wasn't my intention. I definitely didn't want anyone to meet me. I felt broken and wasn't prepared to express those feelings. I thought it was a place where ostomates wrote about themselves, posed questions, shared thoughts, told jokes and, sometimes, just vented. I thought of it as a community of folks with similar interests and various degrees of experience. Mostly I found some of the most caring, selfless, wise and understanding people I ever imagined. I was so impressed with some of the writings; not because of their literary value but the way in which they addressed such a very complex environment. I read hundreds of exchanges and admired the way folks cared for each other. I became hopeful with my own situation and looked forward to the next day's offerings. Certainly some contributors stood out with their experience or particular skills in addressing some things but it seemed like a total effort with synergistic results. I felt blessed to have found this site. I still do.
Mike

Morning glory
Mar 30, 2024 8:15 pm

You will be fine. That was a choking hazard for sure.

Axl
Mar 30, 2024 9:18 pm

No problems, you will be fine. Ask Crappy what happens when you swallow your chewing gum...

 

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CrappyColon
Mar 31, 2024 12:24 am

Axl… you never said how that experiment turned out. 🤣

Axl
Mar 31, 2024 2:23 am

I'm still looking for it... 🤣

Beachboy
Mar 31, 2024 3:31 am

Well... your stoma will be cough-free.