Ostomy Not Draining Irrigation Water.
Posted: 2020-05-16 16:05:41
My dad has a new colostomy, specifically a descending sigmoid colostomy. He got it on Feb 24 of this year.
A nurse came to the house a bunch of time and taught him how to irrigate it. He really liked the effect of irrigation, and chose to do his at night. He's done it many times now on his own and uses water at an appropriate temperature. He put in 1000mL last night (may 15) and only about 250ish mL flushed out.
I suggested he go for a walk, drink a warm tea, and put a warm compress on his abdomen (not on the stoma but to the right of it). He has felt little to no nausea, and nausea he has felt may be due to the fact that he didn't eat in the morning when he should have.
It is now the next day, and his stoma still has not emptied. A small amount of thin, clear but brown fluid had come out, his estimate is about 30mL.
His stoma is not swollen, according to him. I've listened to his abdomen with my stethoscope and I hear minimal bowel sound in the right lower quadrant but better sounds up above. His abdomen is bloated, but he always had some bloat to him, firm and non-distended. He is not complaining of pain.
It has been 18 hours will still no fluid but some gas. Has anyone had this happen with their stoma? Any suggestions on how to treat this? Should we be worried?
A nurse came to the house a bunch of time and taught him how to irrigate it. He really liked the effect of irrigation, and chose to do his at night. He's done it many times now on his own and uses water at an appropriate temperature. He put in 1000mL last night (may 15) and only about 250ish mL flushed out.
I suggested he go for a walk, drink a warm tea, and put a warm compress on his abdomen (not on the stoma but to the right of it). He has felt little to no nausea, and nausea he has felt may be due to the fact that he didn't eat in the morning when he should have.
It is now the next day, and his stoma still has not emptied. A small amount of thin, clear but brown fluid had come out, his estimate is about 30mL.
His stoma is not swollen, according to him. I've listened to his abdomen with my stethoscope and I hear minimal bowel sound in the right lower quadrant but better sounds up above. His abdomen is bloated, but he always had some bloat to him, firm and non-distended. He is not complaining of pain.
It has been 18 hours will still no fluid but some gas. Has anyone had this happen with their stoma? Any suggestions on how to treat this? Should we be worried?