I've had my colostomy for about 11 years. It is a low cut loop colostomy on the left side. My stools have always been basically pretty formed. I got away with just drinking a glass of prune juice at breakfast and occasionally asking for Milk of Mag. A year ago, I had surgery for a kidney stone. After the general anesthesia, my bowels were not moving in the hospital, so they started me on Milk of Mag one day and Lactulose the next day. I continued on this after I left the hospital, and my stools were still formed. In July, I had another surgery for a kidney stone again with general anesthesia. After I got back to the nursing home, my stools were formed for a little while and then the regimen I was on started not working. My stools also became sort of mushy... not formed. Now, six months later, I'm on Senna. I usually have to take five Senna a night to get any results... and even with that, I take Milk of Mag a couple of times a week. I also stink now... which I NEVER did before. I'm just wondering if there's any chance I will ever go back to my stools being formed and non-stinky again?!?! Anybody out there had a similar experience? Any advice? Sure hope there's some help somewhere!!! Thank you all and bless you!
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