Going back to work is something that I am very reluctant to do given the nightmare I'm experiencing with my loop ileostomy. The main issue is the output, it's very acidic and watery , so much so that if you leave your skin exposed for one minute, expect burning and severe irritation.
Finally I've gotten the situation under control by taking imodium/loperamide and using mouldable rings alongside my ostomy bag to prevent leakage . But is it safe to take 6 imodium a day, and how long does it take to work?
Typically my routine is , two imodiums in the morning on an empty stomach and not eating for two hours and two before I go to bed, but I make sure a long time has passed since I had anything to eat.
Now I know that there are three areas of the small intestine and the ileum is the last part but never did I expect to see such a difference in acidity between the output of an end ileostomy and a loop ileo. So my question to you guys ,at 2am in the morning ,is how far up in the small intestine is a loop ileo ?
