Sigmoidectmy, stooling starts?

Posted by minajo @minajo, Oct 28 6:02am

Nonverbal autistic daughter had sigmoidectomy after volvulus 3x in six weeks
She had anastomosis which looks good on ct.. but 3rd day post op now, no stool smearing yet, got first Senokot 9 hrs ago, does it take longer ? No solid food for 10 days, just days
Surgeon said abdomen soft non distended
Not up much,
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ksdm | @ksdm | Oct 29 8:07am

No solid food is a good indicator of no poop!

shelleyW | @shelleyw | Oct 29 5:18pm

Minajo,
So glad you both are hanging in there. I don't know how long Senekot takes, I think all of the softner and laxatives act differently in everyone. Like ksdm said, no food for 10 days, probably not much poop to push out. If you are uncomfortable with the progress, you might ask for an X-ray of Lisa's abdomen. They can bring the X-ray to her room and know in minutes what is happening in her bowels; lots of air, free or pockets, where and how much fecal matter, is it semi solid or liquidy? You don't mention any bad pain or stressors for Lisa, I hope that it stays calm for both of you. Take good care of yourself too. You are a wonderful mom‼️ All good thoughts for you both. ShelleyW. ps i just wanted to let you know I'm going offline for now.