Blockage after op?
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Completely blocked! It only happened the once, but I wasn't passing anything and then threw up twice (it hurt like hell!). It took like a day but eventually opened up after a miserable day. I later realised it was a chocolate cake I was eating lol. Crossed that off my list for a while.
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There is quite a few things you should avoid for a few months after stoma surgery. Anything particularly fibrous that can matt together and cause a blockage, popcorn, corn, citrus fruit, fruit skins, mushrooms, these are just a few. I can give you a better list if you need it.
Haven't heard of chocolate cake causing a problem
. What an awful thing to have to cross off the list!
Haven't heard of chocolate cake causing a problem
. What an awful thing to have to cross off the list!Hey Anna yes I would really appreciate that list. I know I was gutted the cake was the culprit but like you said, foods high in fibre and cocoa powder and chocolate has relatively high fibre and add to that that I had a lot of it that day haha. Maybe should have had a small slice in hindsight.
First solid food I ate after getting my bag was fish.
It caused a blockage that left me nauseous and vomiting for days.
You gotta give the body time to get used to the re-routing.
And I still can't face a fish!
I think things might be different if it were chocky cake!
It caused a blockage that left me nauseous and vomiting for days.
You gotta give the body time to get used to the re-routing.
And I still can't face a fish!
I think things might be different if it were chocky cake!
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Hi Marx, here is the list from the dietician at the hospital I was at.
Popcorn. Tough meat, Bamboo shoots, Fruit and vegetable skins, celery, sausage skins, coconut, prawn shells (although why anyone would eat a prawn shell beats me!) raw or lightly cooked vegetables, nuts, corn, seeds, pips, peas, passionfruit, sprouts, berries, pineapple, orange and mango pulp.
Chew all food very well before swallowing and avoid foods that contain large amounts of insoluble fibre or 'roughage'.
After 6-8 weeks you should start experimenting with different foods and gradually try introducing some high fibre foods back into your diet.
It says blockages occur because the opening to an ileostomy is narrow and lacks the special muscle that normally helps push food through.
I find I can eat just about anything now - I had this ileostomy created last december but it is my second one. I do avoid too much fibrous food like celery and citrus pulp but a little is ok particularly if i chew it well. I even eat corn now - it used to cause me to have leakages for some reason. Peas are fine too, though they somehow come out whole again even if I chew them well!
Good luck. I don't think the chocolate cake would have caused your blockage. Maybe your bowel just misbehaving that day. I guess the main thing is all things in moderation and chewed well.
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Popcorn. Tough meat, Bamboo shoots, Fruit and vegetable skins, celery, sausage skins, coconut, prawn shells (although why anyone would eat a prawn shell beats me!) raw or lightly cooked vegetables, nuts, corn, seeds, pips, peas, passionfruit, sprouts, berries, pineapple, orange and mango pulp.
Chew all food very well before swallowing and avoid foods that contain large amounts of insoluble fibre or 'roughage'.
After 6-8 weeks you should start experimenting with different foods and gradually try introducing some high fibre foods back into your diet.
It says blockages occur because the opening to an ileostomy is narrow and lacks the special muscle that normally helps push food through.
I find I can eat just about anything now - I had this ileostomy created last december but it is my second one. I do avoid too much fibrous food like celery and citrus pulp but a little is ok particularly if i chew it well. I even eat corn now - it used to cause me to have leakages for some reason. Peas are fine too, though they somehow come out whole again even if I chew them well!
Good luck. I don't think the chocolate cake would have caused your blockage. Maybe your bowel just misbehaving that day. I guess the main thing is all things in moderation and chewed well.
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A few days after surgery while in recovery, they found a blockage. Unfortunate side effect of abdomenal surgery, and they don't always manifest themselves right away. They kept me longer than originally planned to correct the blockage, but it worked. No issues to date since 2011.
