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Urgent help.. Sigmoid Volvolus, disabled adult daughter (autism)
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UPDATE ON NONVERBAL DAUGHTER WITH V
We are at day 10 of hospitalization
Daughter progressed to full fiber diet last night
No resection done after decompression and after8 people holding her for abdominal xray(autism,scared) showed colon empty of
stool
But with colace, she has not had bm, any one know about how long it takes for normal stool to start? She is sleeping in chair, can't tolerate bed
She's walking, drinking lots of water, she did have 2 extremely large formed bms monday nite but nothing since
Can this post be sent to all who replied to me?
Everyone has been so supportive but i can't reply to all, im a 76 yr old tired mom 😔
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I'm so glad that you posted an update, @minajo. It sounds like your daughter is making some real progress! Be encouraged!
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Minajo,
So much progress, this is great. If I understand correctly, your daughter had 2 large BMs on Monday, just a day and a half ago, today is Wednesday. X-ray showed empty bowels...she is on full fiber diet now. I am thinking she does not eat large portions. I think it takes a bit of time to poop again. What we eat today is helping to push the food from 1-2 days ago. Since her colon was empty, I think it is normal to not poop for a bit. The eat, push, poop, cycle has to have enough food to get it going again. You mentioned Colace and 2 extremely large formed BMs, that sounds like her body is getting into a rhythm. Did the BMs hurt coming out? What makes you think the colace is not working? Possibly ask the nurse if she can take a bit larger dose of Colace or add a small dose of miralax.
If sounds like she is doing much better...now it seems that you need a break from the constant stress. Can you have a friend or family take some shifts and you go home and get your much needed rest?
We are all so grateful for these improvements. Take care of yourself too. ShelleyW