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yikes! I developed paralytic ileus 2 weeks ago from a medication (an anti spasmodic I should never have been given). I stopped the medication and ate soup broth for a week and it seemed to get better for about 5-6 days. But now the past week again,I can't eat anything without my stomach blowing up like a balloon and the place where my ileostomy is bulging out bigger than everywhere else. It literally feels like something is being twisted up and I can feel all my scars being yanked every which way inside.  The pain isn't bad enough to send me to the ER (it seems to settle a few hours after eating). Is this what a bowel obstruction feels like for those who have had it? Not sure if I should go to the ER or wait and see my Dr. this week. It's fine if I don't eat but that's not a good option...

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Are there any other helpful thoughts on this? The last 2 days, in addition to the bloating/nausea, I have had horrible, stabbing pain at the site of my ileostomy scar. It comes in waves and I can barely tolerate it. I haven't gone to the hospital because it passes in a couple of hours and I am still passing a little bit of food. Still only eating fluids, and losing weight...anyone? Is this still bowel obstruction territory? I saw my family dr. who aid to try fluids for one more week before we go to the next step, but that was before stabbing pain was in the mix. It has been 1 month of this now., with bad pain only the last 3 days.

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