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Help! First Experience with Bowel Obstruction Nightmare - Seeking Advice on Prevention

Feb 06, 2012 - Aug 08, 2012
I just got out of the hospital after four days of having an NG tube jammed up my nose, down my throat, and into my bowel to try to relieve a bowel obstruction so I would not have to go into surgery. I never knew there could be such pain with no pain medication. The 4th attempt which finally worked was administered by an ER surgeon and he used Exacti-caine to numb my nose and throat. My clothes ...
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pemen64

Ostomy Blockage Help Needed

Jul 09, 2016 - Sep 14, 2018
I am 72 years old, have had my ostomy since August 2012. Things had been fine up until now. I am having issues with some blockage and need some advice or pointers. Thank you, Joe.

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TerryLT

Seeking Advice for Unexplained Ileostomy Blockage

Oct 22, 2021 - Dec 18, 2021
Hi all, well, I thought I was done reporting about my hospital experiences, but I was wrong! I had only been out of the hospital for one month since getting my old colostomy stoma and large bowel removed and everything with my ileo (which I've had for just over a year) was working just fine, until Sunday night. I started having severe pain just after going to bed. I tried all the recommended s ...
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cee

Bowel obstruction experiences and advice?

Jan 16, 2012 - Mar 20, 2018
I ended up in the ER last weekend where a CT scan confirmed a bowel obstruction. I was admitted and the plan was to insert the dreaded NG tube to see if that helped move things and if not then surgery. Somehow, by asking to wash up before the tube went in, and all nursing staff disappearing, I avoided the tube. At about 1:30 a.m and 28 hours of no output in the colostomy I had luck and output. ...
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BeezKneez

Seeking Information on Intestinal Blockage

Apr 01, 2023 - Jun 01, 2023
Hi, new to this site. Sure wish I had found this site back in 2010 when I had to have my rectum removed for Stage II cancer. I had an ileostomy for 13 months then had a reversal at my ex-husband's insistence. I stumbled through wearing bags, accidents, embarrassments, then after the reversal I managed to survive...on loperamide. I take 3 2mg tabs every 4 hours, but it allows me to live a semi- ...
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Blockage caused by apple juice?

Feb 23, 2010 - Jul 01, 2019
Hi guys,
Excuse the small letters in this post but I am dealing with a blockage and have my left hand applying even pressure on my wafer so it doesn't pop off.
I cannot for the life of me know what I did wrong tonight at dinner to cause this episode?
I had some Italian bread, cheese, pasta, and apple juice.
Could the apple juice do this? I probably haven't drunk apple juice in years.
Thoughts?

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Puppyluv56

Preventing Small Intestine Scar Tissue Blockage - Need Advice!

Jun 10, 2021 - Aug 06, 2021
Good morning,
I need some of the valuable experiences from my fellow ostomates. My friend has a colostomy but has been having very bad episodes of blockage. She is currently doing chemo and thought that was the culprit but as it turns out, a hospital visit for this last one came with a scar tissue diagnosis. She was told nothing could be done about it because if they operated, she would just d ...
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Bunkie

Desperate for Help with Ileo Obstructions - Need Advice on Cellvizio Procedure

Jan 19, 2012 - Oct 08, 2012
I read an article in Women's Healthsource magazine someone gave me. Has anyone ever heard of Cellvizio? It is the smallest diagnostic microscope flexible for gastro and biliary problems. They can pinpoint tissues that these conventional tools can't with minimal surgery. I found a doctor in PA that does this in Lankenau Medical Center outside of Philly. I made an appointment as they said they m ...
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IGGIE

Dealing with My First Blockage: A Cautionary Tale

Dec 07, 2022 - Feb 28, 2023
Last weekend, I was in bed on Friday night and started to get the worst abdominal pains I have ever had. Never having a blockage before, I wasn't sure what was causing it, but after a few hours, I realized it must be a blockage. After some time, I raised myself off the bed and felt a pop, and my bag filled in 2 seconds flat. I rushed to the toilet, and after emptying it, it filled again in rap ...
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Little Red

Possible Constipation or Other Issue?

Aug 17, 2018 - Sep 16, 2018
I woke up this morning with pain on the right side of my ostomy (left-sided ostomy) with some swelling, low output, very little and in a stream-looking stool. Could I be constipated or maybe something else going on? I have never had this problem before. I did have quite a bit of pasta salad yesterday. Could this cause the problem?

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PersephoneRising

Colostomy blockage after eating cherries?

May 30, 2022 - Jul 04, 2022
So, my colostomy hasn't had any output since Saturday early AM....48 hours ago... this hasn't happened before. Ate and drank normally the last 2 days and felt ok. Passing gas and no pain. But this morning I feel backed up. No actual pain or nausea, but I feel constipated. First time (in 9 months with a stoma) that I've gone more than 8 hours without output, so I'm worried. The only thing I ate ...
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JohnofCal

Dealing with Small Bowel Obstructions: When to Seek Medical Help?

Jan 28, 2022 - Mar 09, 2022
In the nearly thirty years since I had my surgery for colon removal, I have only had small bowel obstruction twice.
The first time was in 2005. That got me five days in the hospital with lots of pain and a nasogastric tube. The NG tube was a fun time. It hurt like hell in your
sinus cavities after about twelve hours and sucked out a lot of swampy-looking green stuff (bile). I came very close ...
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2tired

Need help linking blockages to food

Oct 18, 2016 - Oct 20, 2016
I know dealing with an ileostomy is largely trial and error, but after my 3rd blockage in 11 months, I finally realized that until I stop having output for 12-18 hours (with or without pain), I don't know a blockage is coming on--and I haven't a clue about how to link the problem to any particular food I might have eaten. For one thing, I don't know how long it takes for food to "process" into ...
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w30bob

Why are ostomates more prone to blockages?

Jun 07, 2021 - Jul 16, 2021
Hey gang,
Maybe it's me, but I notice an uptick in the number of blockage-related posts............which got me thinking. Why would an ostomate be MORE subject to a blockage, rather than less? I mean, they basically cut our intestines and stick the open end out our belly. I would think that would make it EASIER for something not fully digested to exit.............way before it would if your in ...
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Shadowchick27

Concerns about Stool Change and Abdominal Pressure

Oct 31, 2020 - Nov 02, 2020
I have an ostomy stoma that isn't level with the skin, about the size of a quarter. The opening itself is smaller than the size of an unsharpened pencil. All I can get to come out is muddy-looking water, after using mag citrate. What is concerning me is that there is major pressure in my whole abdomen and behind the ostomy stoma, plus reduced appetite. Any ideas or suggestions?

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