Hi i have an ileostomy and i haven't been able to go to the bathroom for 2 days i am not trowing up but is there anything that i could do or drink to help my bowl move.
2007-02-26 12:41:02 · 4 answers · asked by Cesar Z 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Sometimes they are blocked, with food, vegetable matter or stool. The stool coming thru the ileum is supposed to be liquid. You could insert a finger to probe it to see if there is a narrowing or blockage. The other things causing blockage would be a peri-stomal hernia, soft tissue swelling, recurrent Crohn's disease. Most people do not know that the intestine does not have sensory nerve fibers, only stretch fibers, so you will be comfortable doing this exam yourself. Otherwise, it is off to see your surgeon or gastroenterologist.
2007-02-26 13:02:07 · answer #1 · answered by David B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hang in there. Right after I got my colostomy I thought that the best thing in life would be death. Two days is nothing. Another day or two and I would be seeing the doctor. Your mental attitude has a lot to do with things passing the way they should. It is a big shock to your mind that you will never pee or poop as other people the rest of your life. So What. They will never truely understand how good a normal poop would feel. It has been 7 years since my surgery. I can't undo what has been done, but then I am not sure that I would want to. Life since has been pretty good.
2007-02-26 21:20:00 · answer #2 · answered by ttpawpaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have an ileostomy but I have a colostomy. As far as loosening bowls I'd take Metamucil or similar laxitive, but if you haven't had a movement in a couple of days then I would recommend seeing a doctor right away.
2007-02-26 20:50:18 · answer #3 · answered by Mark A 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Eating too many bananas does it for me
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Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.
Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.
The cure - start with a professional massage, you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).
For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.
2007-02-28 20:51:26 · answer #4 · answered by Keko 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋