Prevention of blockages

Prevention of blockages is definitely my expertise

Fiber use to bother me very much; I discovered recently that drinking water: before, during, and after every meal definitely helps prevent blockages, that keeps things moving to the tea!! Everything comes out like a fountain doing it like that; drink water: before, during, and after every meal.

Chew Chew Chew! Take your time eating and chew very thorough!!! A lot of ostomates follow all of this advice and it helps very well!!!

MOVE MOVE MOVE Around, that helps keep things moving around too

I suffered horribly from blockages for over two years-I just had surgery for it. In the meantime, mid-block I tried these things:

1. drink a bottle of coke (if the blockage is food related). The acid in it sometimes breaks down chunks of food.
2. If approved by your doctor, try taking the stuff you drink for colonoscopy with tons of fluid, it might wash everything out (but only if approved by your doctor, as if the blockage isn't food related, this can make things worse....!)

Prevention really is better, so eat a low residue diet (which i get, really sucks long term as it isn't very delicious......)

Good luck, blockages are the worst

I have had blockage happen twice. It is not fun. After the first time, I now do vigorous, deep abdominal massage when I suspected a blockage. It seems to really help.  I agree with chewing food well and slowly. No more carrot chunks for me, but I do eat salads and food that is more fibrous.

@duck11 posted:

I suffered horribly from blockages for over two years-I just had surgery for it. In the meantime, mid-block I tried these things:

1. drink a bottle of coke (if the blockage is food related). The acid in it sometimes breaks down chunks of food.
2. If approved by your doctor, try taking the stuff you drink for colonoscopy with tons of fluid, it might wash everything out (but only if approved by your doctor, as if the blockage isn't food related, this can make things worse....!)

Prevention really is better, so eat a low residue diet (which i get, really sucks long term as it isn't very delicious......)

Good luck, blockages are the worst

Whenever I get fully constipated, I drink 2 bottles of magnesium citrate and it clears me up for constipation. I agree with that you said about getting doctors advice about a blockage, definitely!