When I think I have a partial blockage I focus on avoiding solid food and staying hydrated. I haven’t used laxatives, but I don’t use them when I don’t have a blockage, either. The blockage decides when to clear up - in my body it’s ranged from one to five days.

Try a heating pad as hot as you can stand it. But don't burn yourself!

It has worked for me.

Stay away or limit bread. That gave me a full block one time. Too much bread. I still eat it. But limit how much.

Richard.

@Scott F posted:

When I think I have a partial blockage I focus on avoiding solid food and staying hydrated.

I do those things, and focus on staying upright and doing a lot of walking. Physical stasis aids any blockage. In the past, I felt like walking around helped me free the blockage and have a bowel movement.

Thank you all for the advice. I’ve had this since friday/Saturday yesterday I ate breakfast but after that just been eating yoghurt/soup. My stomach is a little bit less bloated overall and because of that I know see that the bulge over my stoma scar is even bigger. So really starting to think something is trapped there. I don’t feel positive that this will go away of its own it has been five days already….

For most partial blockages the most important (and difficult!) thing to do is be patient. As long as you can stay well hydrated and there doesn’t seem to be a risk of bowel rupture or a complete blockage then medical care can’t improve things appreciably. They almost always clear eventually, but holy crap it gets old.

Depending on how much is getting through you probably ought to avoid consuming anything solid that can add to what’s already backed up. The focus is hydration rather than nutrition until things are moving again.

Patience is a really hard one!
I got an appointment to the doctors office today and he didn’t think it sounded like a blockage but wanted to see / rule out if it could be a hernia. Now I’ve read some posts about hernia repair and it’s a bit frightening to read that that the body can reject or have large complications with the mesh…

Don’t get ahead of your skis regarding a hernia repair. Any surgery can have complications and that is why it is not a first choice. If you have a hernia, as long as you can reduce it (press it back into your abdomen) you should be OK. If it becomes strangulated, you will not have to guess, as the pain will definitely send you to the ER. I lived with my hernia for a year before having it repaired and it was fine (and I did have mesh).

Jan

they couldnt find any hernia. So my thought think of a partial blockage or if my intestines have gotten trapped on an adhesion or something?

how many days or weeks could one go with a partial blockage between it resolves?

is one able to eat mixed fruit/vegetable smoothies? Creamy soups? Ice cream?

yesterday I ate breakfast solid food, soup for lunch and a normal plate of food. Until now I’ve only had some low stomach pain and really dont know if I can eat a little or should just eat liquids

If solid food isn’t increasing your symptoms then it’s probably okay. As long as you’re thinking you may have a blockage chew carefully and avoid solid chunks that could get trapped (mushrooms, etc.). There’s no reliable timeline, unfortunately.

Okey, thats though not knowing for how long. But generelly for you all that had partial blockages. How long did it take? Did you do anything special like massaging the stomach? Drinking a whole lot?

Im afraid that this never will solve by itself and my mind starts to think catasthrofic thoughts and just feel so sad… the buldge is still as much as it has been for a whole week now. The left side of my stomach is soft and the right side with the buldge is much more tense and swollen..

Sorry.

That sounds serious.

E. R. trip?

I know when one is coming even if it's partial. But I have an ileo.

I ate some leftovers yesterday. And everything I ate has a tendency alone to cause one. So I only had tiny portions of each. Chewed well. Drank a lot of water.

It started anyway.

But I got lucky. 

Been 16-17 hours since I ate.

4-6 after I knew.

Couldn't find mirilax.  I use a tad. Not a cap full. Works just as good.

So I put a heating pad on high on the bulge for five hours.  Having an ileo. Now this gets gross. I have an output that is not completely liquid.  I can see food. Somewhat.

After having the heating pad on a few hours it finally worked a little.  But straight liquid. And as I write this the next morning I'm pretty sure it broke through.  Got lucky.

I was being so careful. But it wasn't enough.

What you are experiencing may be different so what I posted may be no help at all.

I certainly hope you find an answer.

They are scary.

Richard.

Hi,

Has your doc ordered a simple CT scan of abdomen/pelvis with IV contrast yet? Maybe that was part of the hernia work up - I know nothing about what's involved with that. The value of the CT scan with IV contrast is it shows if you have a partial blockage. You could call your doc on Monday and ask they put in an order for that diagnostic. Or, if you want clarity sooner, a trip to the ER might be in order. The ER admitting folks just need to know you have a j-pouch and are afraid you might have a blockage or be approaching a small bowel obstruction and they will take it from there. I've never gone to the ER short of a full blown small bowel obstruction, but if I couldn't get access to a CT scan with IV contrast any other way, and I was worried, I'd go.

I am sorry you are going through this, it's no picnic, but there are remedies.

Take care and let us know how you are doing.

Jane

P.S. Just in case there is an partial blockage,  opting for clear liquids and maybe full liquids could potentially be helpful until you know for sure what's happening. If you have a Vietnamese restaurant in your town, pho broth can work wonders for clearing out a G/I system.