I have 3 hernias from my surgery, having problems irrigating now. I try to evacuate all the stool but afew hrs later i have more, i can't clean my colon out all the way. Any suggestions or does anyone else have this problem with hernias and irrigation? Very fustrating!!! UGH!!!! Thank you!!!
Primadonna
Nov 23, 2012 5:18 pm
Bill
Nov 25, 2012 6:24 am
Hello primadonna. My stoma nurse gave me a good tip which was to flush in stages. She reasoned that if you get rid of what is blocking at the exit end then the water has a better chance of getting behind stuff that is further down. It seemed like a good idea. I have tried it a few times and it seemed to work but obviously it takes a bit longer than trying to flush all at once. Sometimes I just flush as normal and then repeat the session immediately. I usually know if I've flushed everything as the last bit is liquid rather than solid. One thing I have noticed is that if I don't get everything out, the bit that is left tends to go even more solid by the time I get to irrigate again. This can then be difficult and painful to get rid of so it pays to flush at least twice sometimes.
I hope this helps.
Best wishes Bill
I hope this helps.
Best wishes Bill
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Hi Crossley. Ya know, I think it’s all about feelings. I don’t mean the pain feelings which could control everything. I mean the feelings inside our heads, our hearts and even our souls. I mean the feelings of who we are now compared to who we were; how we accept our situation or maybe we don’t. My wife asked how I felt and I said, “like crap”. She asked what hurt and I answered, “Nothing hurts, well, everything hurts, I don’t know, It all sucks.” That was a long time ago. You question if your feelings are normal. How normal is it to relocate your butt hole to your belly where it’s usually in the way of your belt and, you know. But that’s where we are and for lots of us we are so much better off than we were before, physically. Emotionally, psychologically, well, that might be a different story. I believe talk therapy is wonderful if we could find a real empathic or sympathetic listener. So guess what! I found MAO and began “talking” with a keyboard with some of the wisest, kindest most sympathetic and compassionate folks on the planet. Regardless of where we’ve been, lots of folks here have been there and worse places and found their way back healthier and happier. We really do help each other.
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