--- In ukostomysupport@yahoogroups.com, "Stewart" <globetrotteruk@...>
wrote:
>
> Just come out of hospital after a cartelidge repair on my knee.The op
> went well and recovery was quick but what I hadn't prepared myself
for
> was the how the painkillers would affect me. I was on Co codamyl and
> Tremadol. I know codiene can cause constipation but having no large
> bowel that wouldn't be a problem.......How wrong can you be!!!!???
> My small intestine went to sleep.........nothing passing through .It
> had all the symptoms of a severe blockage but with no cramps. Don't
> you just love projectile vomiting??? I thought I'd pass this on ,
this
> ostomy thing is a never ending learning curve. We have to remember
many
> GP's out there are new to it so the more we know the better.
> Apart from feeling completely washed out I'm on the road to recovery!!
>


I take co-dydramol most days for quite severe sciatica and although i
lost about nine inches of colon and have had a colostomy now for about
four years i've never had a problem with constipation because of my
tablets so i guess everyone is not effected the same.
Den
xDx