Hi Kay Thanks for getting back to me. It is a tad confusing when you are new to all this. I am experimenting with different foods now and have had some salads...
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It seems that ever since I have had my ileostomy I don't lose the weight I should. I have trouble digesting the "good" foods, so I'm stuck eating starchy...
Hi Angie, Mmmmm?? I too have trouble with excess weight (as you would have gathered from my recent posts) so I am probably not the one to give advice here .......
Hi Kay I was very overwieght before I had my op and lost a lot of weight due to being in intensive care for 6 weeks and being drip fed for 9 weeks. I am half...
Hi Kay I found your reply very interesting. Potatoes don't do anything to me one way or another. I have never been a great potato eater anyway so it wouldn't...
Ahhhhhhh!! Ice chips!! I too fell in love with them when in hospital. I find ice so soothing when I have heartburn or nausea but .... crushed is the way to go...
so I weighed in at 203 and the doctor says I really need to get this weight off. I asked for a diet consult and he is checking it out, the one at the nearest...
Has anyone ever had their intestine come out about 3-4 inches. It is like it turns itself inside out and I have to press it back in and hold it...
Please contact your doctor & consult him about this. Complications could prove life threatening. Take Care & Good Luck! William Hiel TX: 8/11/2004 via my...
Hi Kay and Ann Everybody is so different in what they can and can't eat that is really a matter of experimenting to see what works and what doesn't. There is...
Hi Connie, Will gives good advice .... seek medical help sooner rather than later because that isn't normal ... could be a prolapse or another complication...
Hi Judi, The ileostomates lament! It is the fibre and good carbs that keep us satisfied but with the limitations on what we can eat, what are we to do?? I...
I do weightwatchers and I've lost 21.6lb since January. They actually want you to eat fibre. If you're doing core plan, bread is a no no unless you use your...
Oh yeah, forgot to say, I've lost that weight with hating salad and eating bread - I've eaten bread, bagels - but i try to buy weightwatchers or pc president's...
I'm doing great. What a nice posting! I hope your doing great as well. it is so nice hearing from you. Take Care :) William Hiel TX: 8/11/2004 via my brother...
Hi Angie You have hit the nail right on the head. When I had my last two surgeries I went into hospital weighing 145 and came out 5 weeks later at 108. I had...
Hey All, I was owndering if anyone experienced or experiences jaw pains while on cortisone. I am on 15.5mg of cortisone and I have pain on lthe left side of my...
A very nice group indeed...I am on several yahoo sites in connection with my "issues". My ileostomy is probably the easiest thing I've dealt with since I was...
Hi Kay I was in a bit of a funk tonight so I blew the diet. I had some ice cream for dessert and now I'm paying for it. Sadie is running like a tap and I ...
Hi Pat, I just had a bit of a giggle at Jim eating your sugar free candy .... I have been keeping a couple of wrapped sugar free lollies in my jeans pocket (in...
Hi Karen, This is a friendly place isn't it. You sound like you have been through the mill and back again!! I can sure understand your reluctance to be ...
Hi, I am looking for travel advise for going on a cruise. How much extra supplies did you pack (e.g. how many pouches and flanges would you bring for a 7 day...
Just to be on the safe side I would pack 2 of each per day! Also remember the hand sanitizer is a MUST on cruises now. Don't want to end up catching one of...
Gut superbug causing more illnesses, deaths ATLANTA - The number of people hospitalized with a dangerous intestinal superbug has been growing by more than...
Hello Group--I am a 64 yr old male and since Mar of this year, have been ajusting to life with an ileostomy. After 19 yrs of Ulcerative Colitis, I had my colon...
Hi Terry, I don't use a Hollister appliance but ..... I have found the advantage of a 2 piece system is the ability to change the bag as often as needed while...
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