Let's see if I remember how to post now that I can log in again! I've had my K pouch for close to a year and a half now. Everything has been going fine except the last few days the amount of mucus/moisture drainage I've had from my stoma has been ridiculously high. I keep it covered with a small pad and that's usually enough, but now it's soaking through the pads. That's not "normal" for me. I've had high output before but it's just been an occasional thing; this has been constant for about 3 days now. It looks normal (clear, thin) so I'm not sure what could be going on. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks!

Hi Elizabeth - my mucous output has always changed daily - from a little to alot.

I have noticed that if I am more stressed the output is much higher. And, if I have to work harder interbating pulling out peices of unchewed food, my mucous output is higher after. Maybe from the stoma getting irritated.

Thanks for the reply. I was thinking possibly I've just irritated the stoma or something like that. My grandmother is firmly convinced that it's a slipped valve or something bad like that. I think that's not very likely especially since nothing else seems to be wrong, but I'll probably e-mail Dr. Launer and ask him what he thinks might cause this. My grandmother keeps insisting that I need to do that, and she won't stop worrying until I do!

I get increased mucus output immediately prior to an episode of pouchitis. Do you have any increased activity from your pouch?

Diet may play a role in your out put. I notice a slight increase if I eat spicey food.

Cindy

I have always had a problem with excess mucus.
I solved the problem by adding two P-2 pads to each AMpatch. I expose the hole in the patch and insert one pad. I then remove the protective paper from the rest of the pad and fold a second P-2 pad over the hole.
This works for me
{AMPatch sells the P-2 pad.}

For me it depends on the number of times I intubate in a day and the duration (how lond the intubation takes and if I need to keep taking out the tube)..;the stoma gets irritated andkicks out more mucus...yesterday I leaked through all day...last night too..but the day beofre I was fine???Physical activity does it sometimes to me too...I guess that the more the area is moved around the more it lubricates itself...
Sharon