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Ostomy: Adapting to life after colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy

Ostomy | Last Active: Mar 24 1:09pm | Replies (419)
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@rdmishio

Hello, @rdmishio here I’m new to the site. I’m 45 male and had a sigmoid colon resection done about 4 1/2 weeks ago. On a low residual diet, having off and on diarrhea. Having hard time eating much, down 15 lbs. About how long on average does it take for your digestive system to get back to normalcy if there is one? Thanks again.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Jan 11, 2020

Hi @rdmishio, welcome to Connect. I think you might be interested in this discussion started by @virgo1952
- Sigmoid colon resection: What to expect for recovery? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/sigmoid-colon-resection-10282019/

Do you also have a colostomy?

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virgo1952 | @virgo1952 | Jan 11, 2020

Hi it’s virgo1952. I went through all of the above. I was experiencing some of your symptoms starting January 2020. At that point, I contacted the surgeon and he did a c-diff test for secondary bacteria. Was positive and I’m just finishing ten days of antibiotics. Bear that in mind for future reference if you are struggling more instead getting better. It’s a bacterial infection that you can contract in a hospital setting. I was in the age group 65+ and so I was a more likely patient to get it than you in your age of 45. This set me back, but even so, I started noticing my appetite coming back, less nausea and being able to eat foods that I found irritating and caused me discomfort (excessive gas) the first two months. Lost weight put some came back on but not all. Not the greatest diet plan, huh? I think drinking keifer helped or any probiotic. Other than that. You should start seeing some change in your stool towards becoming more solid. I started drinking citracil to help with that. It’s a process and I am just getting back to doing pre-surgery daily activities. Wishing you a speedy recovery. If something doesn’t seem right with you, make some noise.

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