i have really bad stomach pain that comes and goes. I am going to the bathroom every 30-40 mins and it is pure liquid. It also is not emptying property and I cannot release any gas. I am exhausted . I am a 3 year ostomate.
Is it plain flu/cold or should I be concerned ?
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Yeah, you should call your doctor in the morning. Probably a partial obstruction. If you develop a fever or pain gets severe, you need to go to the ER. If this was a cold or flu, you would have upper respiratory symptoms and body aches if the flu.
Increase your liquid intake and stop most solids for now.
Jan 
Thanks for the help , I am still going to the bathroom every few hours, still not emptying probably , which I am hoping sorts ifself out. I am releasing gas though, that helps .
It is still sore, but am on a liquid diet.
i don’t feel like vomiting or have a fever.
Could I make a soup with veg and liquidize it ? Or is that considered solids ?
Try sticking to liquids for as long as you can until it passes completely.
I like canned soups when I am sick, tomato for the potassium (and the taste) and chicken noodle for the salt (and the taste)...
Then I would start slowly and work my way up...Starting with toast, a few spoons of rice or rice noodles in the soup...until I could keep down chicken breast or tuna.
Don't go too fast, just in case.
Sharon
Thank you Sharon, I am working on the liquid diet. I think the culprit was a steak or peanuts (never again) . I am staying away from solids for awhile.
I am still going to the bathroom at an alarming rate, it is all liquid, but still feels partially blocked, cramps are subsiding a little.
Maybe boost and soup tomorrow...
It can take time...but Please, Please beware that if it gets worse...as Jan said, fever, uncontrollable throwing up, not being able to keep down any fluids (or anything else) , sharp pain, severe cramping that feels like waves that hit a wall...then head for ER.
Dehydration is sneaky...you don't realize it until it is too late so keep hydrated, don't forget your mineral salts and do not overdo it!
Sharon
Guys,
Is it normal to have so much output after a partial blockage ? this is crazy right now, I am beginning to panic as it is every 30 mins and it is pure liquid, if I am up and about.
I am drinking so much pedialite , Boost and water,
Thank you
You just gave us your own answer...you are drinking and that is what is coming out...all of the fluids that you are putting in...
But, if you find that the skin on the back of your hand is loose, your eyes look really sunken in, you have lost tons of weight since this has started (a pound or 2 is normal, 10 is not), if you are seeing stars when you stand up, have a headache that won't quit etc then please call your doctor...
It means that you are dehydrated and on a slope that maybe self-treatment is not sufficient to climb back up from.
You may need I.V. fluids to get enough into you...so start monitoring intake and output. Try to judge approximately how much you are drinking compared to how much is coming out...if the difference is really huge, call the doctor...or go to ER.
Sharon
Consider a resolving obstruction as being similar to a dam breaking. There is a gushing flood of days and days of backed up material. You can’t imagine where it all comes from. If you tolerate them, soups with some substance (butternut squash, pea, potato, etc.) should be OK. Same with milk and creamy soups. Just keep the portion small until you know you can tolerate them. Broths are good too, especially for salt replacement. Plain water and Pedialyte gets very boring.
Jan
