I had reversal last Tuesday, on Jan 20th. I had bad nausea following surgery but after 48 hours they started giving me food. As I was tolerating it pretty well and passing gas I was sent home yesterday. My stomach is a bit upset at times but it is allright. I must say trapped gas/wind is painful, and I feel very bloated, but I have been told that it is totally normal because my digestive transit is resuming. Any recommendations for bloating/gas?
I am 5 days post op and I would never have thought I would be doing so well. I have around 7 bowel movements per day, including one at night (but I don't know if I wake up out of habit because I used to get up to empty my bag or if I feel the urge to go). Is it because my GI tract is still half asleep and is the number of BM going to increase later? I can hold my stools for some time, although there are really liquid. I just feel some weird pressure in the j-pouch then it passes when I squeeze my bum . Incontinence/leakage was scaring me to death because after examining my anal sphincters and perineum my surgeon had told me that this area was really damaged from my ulcerative colitis and that I wouldn't probably be able to hold it unless I would do a lot of perineal re-education. She was even against the j-pouch at first and wanted to make the ileostomy permanent because the damages were too serious. I am wearing pantyliners and sleeping on bed pads as a precaution, you never know.
Regarding butt burn, which was another great concern, as I have a low residue diet with bland food, no spices, no raw veggies, etc., I experienced it one I think. It burnt during the BM, but after wiping and applying ointment it directly stopped.
That's all for the update, thanks in advance for reading this long post!
You all have a wonderful day!
