The best way to avoid a blockage is to chew, chew, chew.
Bumba
Jun 23, 2025 11:57 pm
Bumba
Jun 24, 2025 12:00 am
I bet you will see half of it eventually. They never break down. Just like corn.
infinitycastle52777
Jun 25, 2025 2:19 pm
It comes out in bits of red flesh. Big bits sometimes and smaller bits other times. Not a whole tomato, silly.
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I don't have to go to the hospital for anything related to my ostomy. I feel sorry for those who do and am in awe of those who can use humor to describe their ordeal. I identify with those who express their fears. I especially identify with those who are depressed because I am clinically depressed and have general anxiety disorder. How ironic that having a colostomy eliminated some of the depression and anxiety that the IBS created. I've been widowed twice and I'm on match.com.
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infinitycastle52777
Jun 25, 2025 2:20 pm
That's like couscous was for me. All the little round balls came out in my bag, and I was like, wow, that could have gotten stuck inside me.
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eefyjig
Jun 25, 2025 2:36 pm
My quinoa did become cement and put me in the hospital with a blockage! 😬
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infinitycastle52777
Jun 26, 2025 2:55 pm
That happened to me with a mix of rice, broccoli, and cheese sauce. I ended up in the hospital with a blockage, and they stuck an NG tube in me. Unpleasant. No food for 4 days. I was starving. But the blockage cleared on its own without needing surgery. Fortunately, I was very lucky.