Hi everyone - on Xmas Eve I poured (and drank) a double scotch and wished the best for all of you. I have two questions you may be able to help me with. The first - does anyone have any comments on whether imodium or lomotil is more effective. I have been trialling one week about and dont seem to find much difference, but suspect lomotil may have a greater thickening effect. The other question I have, is that I have picked up that some people experience a big difference between a 'permanent ileo' and a 'loop ileostomy' - I know the physical difference, but what other significant differences are there. Hope someone can help. Regards, Possie

I take imodium. It seems to work well. I buy a no name brand at Costco at about 1/2 the price of name brand.

I had a loop ileo after the colectomy, then a an end ileo before take down (my surgery was 3 steps). The loop seemed to cause a lot less leakage and itching than the end ileo. The problem I had with an end ileo is that the stoma may not protrude enough, being too close to the skin.

i always founf lomotil to be more effective, plus it's covered by ins , smaller pills to swallow and you need less

I've tried both, both seem to work fine. The chewable immodium seems to work better for me but it's more expensive - haven't found it in the no name brand. Twice I took two lomotil and I felt dizzy and sick. I don't know if it was coincidence, if I had the flu, or what but I'm cautious about taking it now. Other days it worked fine for me.

I use Immodium on a regular basis, but the few times I have had the flu, Lomotil is what gets my system to slow down. It is considered a controled substance (when in the hospital it has to be brought from the pharmacy in person, not through their pneumatic delivery system), though, so I prefer to take the Immodium which can be OTC.

My end ileo (which is permanent, however you can have a temp end ileo) behaves much better than the loop. My output has more consistency, my appliances adhere better, I have no skin issues, just overall a much easier experience than wtih the loop. Not to mention that I dehydrated frequently with the loop but don't have that issue with the end unless I get a stomach flu.