can only pass liquid stool...

Try eating sugarless jolly ranchers. Another poucher swears by them. Anything with fake sugar should work; fake sugar is a laxative.

Sue

thanks sue, any thoughts why i can only pass liquid?

I don't know.

And I think I recommended you try tracking down chasingtime. His symptoms are eerily similar to yours, you could be twins! I think the two of you could support each other while trying to navigate your identical recoveries. You both had surgery within days of each other, and have identical problems. It's always nice to have a friend in recovery.

Sue

ive tried but i cant contact him through here. its a dead account or something. a nurse called from my surgeons and we discussed this and shes at a loss and asked have i thought about going back to an ileostomy. isnt that a bit premature? im only 3 months out...

Yeah, it's interesting, chasingtime stopped posting right about the same time you started posting.

Sue

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Yeah, it's interesting, chasingtime stopped posting right about the same time you started posting.

sue, last time i asked a health question in led to the same conversation. i dont understand why my important health questions and concerns cant be productive for me...

That's very odd wiggles because the last time you mentioned that you couldn't contact chasingtime I checked his profile and clicked on "send private message to..." and it worked. But now he has that feature blocked. I wonder why?

Since he hasn't been on the site lately, maybe he's found some sort of resolution to his problems. Instead of PM'ing him, maybe you could directly post a message to him in the General Discussion forum and maybe he'll see it. I would think that he would be able to give you lots of valuable information especially if he's resolved his bumps in the road.

kathy

kathy, i think you are mistaken. it doesnt appear he blocked anything. this is the responds ive gotten all along.

"chasingtime does not have the rights to view private messages."

what is this obsession with this guy anyways? im seriously looking for support from you guys and it keeps going back to some other poster. please help if you can.

It's not an obsession. Chasingtime seems to be having many of the exact same things going on as you do. Most of us have not experienced what you and Chasingtime/Tom are experiencing. You'll see that I often refer posters to others who have more knowledge than I do. Regarding ileostomies after failed j-pouches I have recommended JillM and Cataja. For k-pouches I recommend Sharon and Jasmine. For fistulas I recommend Cate. For FAP I recommend Chuckus. I have never had to deal with any of the above so that is why I recommend others. Many people cannot give you answers because they have not experienced what you are experiencing. Since you have fairly unusual problems it's probably best to run this and other questions past your doctor.

kathy

kathy, thanks for offering him up but i cannot contact chasingtime. for some reason my doc wont agree that cipro can cause constipation. he said he refuses to blame cipro but i showed him the inner packaging that stated constipation is a known side effect.

I have nothing valuable to add but if after only 3 months my surgeon or fellow or a nurse asked me if I wanted to revert back to an ileo, I might have gone postal. We go through hurdle after hurdle after hurdle to get where we are and they give up after 12 weeks?! ARGH!

I see you are in Florida, any chance South Florida? Have you tried to consult a doctor at the Cleveland Clinic Weston?

yeah i was crushed to hear that...

Just a small clarification to a statement above: the sweeteners that can have a laxative effect are the sugar alcohols (sorbitol, mannitol, ...). Other sweeteners have no such effect.