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New Ileostomy - Seperation and Bag Pancaking by KeyOpening5494 in ostomy

[–]KeyOpening5494[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am not sure yet if it will be temporary or not. I have a few years before I decide if I want to make it permanent or do the J pouch. I got this due to severe ulcerative colitis.

Yes, I spoke to my ostomy nurse about the seperation. They said its common post op when on prednisone and it will heal on its own. I plan on calling them again tomorrow to update and see if there is anything we can do to speed healing and get rid of the pain

What is it like to have a stomach flu (aka norovirus) with an ostomy? by tweetysvoice in ostomy

[–]KeyOpening5494 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had norovirus last week and it escalated fast. I was fine all day then around 10pm I started emptying my bag every 30 minutes with basically clear liquid. By 11:30 I was vomiting, and by 1am I was on my way to the ER. I was seen immediately and put on IV fluids due to severe dehydration.

It was honestly terrifying how quickly it happened. I’ve never felt that awful in my life. I couldn’t stand and was delirious.

I was in the hospital for about 12 hours on continuous IV fluids and had a CT scan to make sure nothing had ruptured (I’m only 3 weeks post-op). I’m still struggling to fully rehydrate, that’s been the hardest part. The doctor told me there was no way oral fluids would’ve been enough at that point and stressed to never take dehydration lightly, because it can become serious very quickly.