People with a stoma...

... do you still find it hurts when you pass food through your body? Although the infected part of my large intestine was removed to ease the Crohn's, and I now have a stoma to give that time to heal, I find it very painful when food passes through that opening.

Hi Atraxia,

Sorry for the quite delayed response. I just had my ileostomy done four and a half weeks ago and I'm still getting used to it. I had some pain when passing stool for the first couple of weeks but that has stopped now. I don't think that pain is normal. It might be worth it to call your surgeon if you are still having this problem.

erin

I had an ilistomy for 3 months and can definately remember the initial pain of passing. Even though the nerve are cut so you do not feel it there is still a painful sensation. It will pass though. Just be careful of the bag leaking. I had a lot of external pain also due to leakage.

I think this one ^ has been reported already.

Good -- I started to wonder....