Hi all,
I had an ileostomy bag for about 3 years. Just last month 12/18 I had the reversal surgery. It has been an entire month and I still have awful diarrhea, at times uncontrollable. Does this mean I am having a "flare up"? I am not sure since the 3 years with the ileostomy bag were pretty much pain and issue free (almost issue free). I get so nervous that something might be going wrong, and I have contacted my surgeon several times who has assured me that this is all normal, but. . . . . has anyone else had similar experiences? While I am so glad that I no longer have the bag, I feel sick almost all the time after eating anything at all. When I don't eat at all I also feel sick from not eating. I don't know what to do & I want the diarrhea to end already. I am also nervous about the internal staples (yes they used stainless steel staples to reconnect) might pop out or something like that.
Any advice? Any similar experiences? Any really great experiences after reversal surgery?
I had an ileostomy bag for about 3 years. Just last month 12/18 I had the reversal surgery. It has been an entire month and I still have awful diarrhea, at times uncontrollable. Does this mean I am having a "flare up"? I am not sure since the 3 years with the ileostomy bag were pretty much pain and issue free (almost issue free). I get so nervous that something might be going wrong, and I have contacted my surgeon several times who has assured me that this is all normal, but. . . . . has anyone else had similar experiences? While I am so glad that I no longer have the bag, I feel sick almost all the time after eating anything at all. When I don't eat at all I also feel sick from not eating. I don't know what to do & I want the diarrhea to end already. I am also nervous about the internal staples (yes they used stainless steel staples to reconnect) might pop out or something like that.
Any advice? Any similar experiences? Any really great experiences after reversal surgery?