Pouchomarx, things can move a bit quicker with the pouch. You dont have your large intestine to slow down digestion. I think you should callbyour doctor. You sound really scared and have been through a lot. Trust me, the doctor and his staff are used to scared patients with lots of questions. We certainly call our docs often enough!  Thats why they get paid the big bucks!  Relax, im sure its the strawberries, but please, call your doctor. 

Dianne

Quicker with pouch than with ileostomy? Isn't it other way around? If you feel it's from strawberry then why you making it sound urgent for me to call my doctor? I'm just going to drink nothing but water and eat bland colored food tonight and morning and hope it clears up by tomorrow. If not I will for sure call my surgeon.  

I think Jeffsmom suggested calling your doctor because you were clearly concerned/scared. Calling your doctor is always a good idea when in doubt. 

For me, I feel there is always time to see if this is just a diet "blip," unless you arefeeling weak and dizzy, or you obviously are losing large amounts of blood. Unless you made that smoothie yourself, you don't know if they put in syrup with food dyes. 

Jan

I had some cake once with my pouch.  It had blue frosting.  If the was good too.  But you can guess what happened. 

Yes.  It was blue! 

R. 

I'll guarantee your symptoms etc are the result of the strawberries and banana (smoothie).

SImilar occured with myself, firstly with a banana, always ate bananas, not smoothies and never caused any issue previously but whilst I had the temp loop ileostomy, I ate a banana and a few hours later I was very ill; reminded me of the time I ate a full bag of roasted peanuts.

I didnt actually experience stomach cramp after the banana but I had a very uncomfortable feeling in the abdomen area, lots of noise, spasms and rapid filling of the colostomy bag, which put me off bananas for quite a while but been ok since, still eat them now.m

Before my colon was removed; strawberries and ice cream always coloured the toilet paper and water in the pan red.

Since takedown, I've experience the same with strawberry and blueberry tarts and blackberry juice.

Just like yourself, each occasion, I was worried.

After two or maybe three BM, depending on how much smoothies was consumed, it should clear.

Poucho, I'm not saying it's urgent to call your doctor, but if you have any concerns, just call them!  That's what they are there for!  Don't stress about it.  I just feel that if you have a question or a concern, call the powers that be.  If you are not that cool ncerned, then wait it out.  Hope things are better this morning.

dianne

Poop back to normal color. But woke up with pretty bad pains between bottom of ribs and belly button. Only in the front not in my back. Not sure what's going on with that? I was gonna jump in car and go to ER but took a very showery

Not sure if I'm dealing with partial obstruction. Woke up to horrible abdominal pain. Drinking tea and using heating pad. I emailed my nurse and she stated could be partial obstruction and obviously if a start throwing up go to ER. Should I drink coffe or tea? Or grape juice? 

I'd stick with water and tea for now. Coffe and grape juice may be too stimulating at this point.

Hope this resolves quickly.

Jan

Helps my husband if he walks around and a heating pad helps alot.  Sending good thoughts..

yes when I eat marinara it looks like a massacre - freaked me out the first few times until I realized what was going on. Though I can pretty much eat anything i want now... if Im a bit sensitive I still have some cramping with fruit and veggies... its going to be trial and error Im afraid. Though I always say better to go to the ER and have nothing wrong then wait it out and end up in hospital on deaths door (which is what I did before my surgeries)