Would Metamucil be a good idea right now? 

I wouldn't drink anything but water in small amounts. You can still get blocked and have a bowel movement, my first obstruction happened right after a BM.

If you are in this much pain you may need to see a doctor.

I found bloating/gas to be the most uncomfortable thing and that may be all it is. I had to follow the low fodmap diet to get my gas under control. Now I still have to be careful but I'm much better.

Good luck

Metamucil might help or make it worse, because it will slow your bowel down. An anti gas med might be better.

I don't have one right now and there is no air coming out right now? Is it possible? 

Which one do you recommend? 

Wouldn't the fluids I've been drinking all day flush out air too? Can air get stuck in the bowels and cause pain? The pain seems to be concentrated in one spot

I really need relief now I've been in pain for 4 hours already will tramadol slow down the bowels too or just oxycodone  

It's so hard to know if it's an obstruction or not isn't it? I experienced ridiculous pain recently and did not have any stool since the morning and eventually it seemed the gas stopped too. After many hours (about dinner time) I went to the hospital where I waited for a few more hours. Before I was seen I had a perfectly good movement and felt fine after that. Who knows? Not much help I know.

I think any opioid is going to slow the bowel down. Is there stool still coming out at all? Gas can really really hurt. I find Gax ex helpful and kneeling on all fours, lifting the butt high as you can and then flip over pulling the knees to the chest. 

Good luck with this.

I also meant to say that I find gas can be really really painful. 

I have been on a liquid diet all day and yes I have bowel movements. They are like the colonoscopy prep now. So things are moving but my belly is bloated and I'm in pain. Still trying to figure it all out. I will look for gas ex I never had to use it before so I'm still unfamiliar with it but we'll see. Thank you

What is your liquid diet?

I don't have any suggestions on gas meds. Stay away from sugar and other things that can cause gas. If you are feeling that bloated you may have pouchitis.

Do you take any probiotics? yogurt?

Yesterday I only had chicken broth

I only take culturelle as this was prescribed by my surgeon 

I could ask him at my follow up appointment about the pouchitis. I don't feel this way every day thankfully. Only two times so far. I keep a food journal and the other time I thought I ate too much. Next time it happens and I take the Simethicone and if it dissolves, then I know the culprit was gas. I will still try to eat small portions as usual and have enough fluids. 

Are you feeling any better today?

Thank you for asking. Yes I'm better now. I started to go and I couldn't get off the toilet and after that the bloating was gone and my belly was flat haha. I was even able to sleep through the night without having to get up.

Happy to hear that Andrina.

PouchLogic posted:

I wouldn't drink anything but water in small amounts. You can still get blocked and have a bowel movement, my first obstruction happened right after a BM.

If you are in this much pain you may need to see a doctor.

I found bloating/gas to be the most uncomfortable thing and that may be all it is. I had to follow the low fodmap diet to get my gas under control. Now I still have to be careful but I'm much better.

Good luck

I want to clarify. You had a BM and afterwards the blockage. Once the blockage occurred did you have subsequent BMs or did they stop until the blockage was resolved? 

They stopped until the blockage or whatever resolved, I was vomiting for some time after the bm due to the blockage.

Gas can be very painful with a new pouch. Hard to tell it from a blockage. Unfortunately we are all different, so what works for one my not work for you. Stay with small meals, maybe experiment with gas preventatives like beano. Once you have the gas, pretty much releasing it is the only way to get rid of it. And yes gas can hide out in the small intestine. As your pouch matures, it gets better though.

PouchLogic posted:

They stopped until the blockage or whatever resolved, I was vomiting for some time after the bm due to the blockage.

That's what I was thinking that's why I figured I didn't have a blockage because I kept on having bm's and they never stopped. 

Aimc posted:

Gas can be very painful with a new pouch. Hard to tell it from a blockage. Unfortunately we are all different, so what works for one my not work for you. Stay with small meals, maybe experiment with gas preventatives like beano. Once you have the gas, pretty much releasing it is the only way to get rid of it. And yes gas can hide out in the small intestine. As your pouch matures, it gets better though.

That makes sense. Thank you.