Postby JudeD59 » Sun Feb 14, 2016 12:13 am
When you say no sense for food, do you mean nausea or just no desire to eat? Because I had no desire to eat for a very long time after my LAR and ileostomy. I just had no desire to put food in my mouth. It didn't gross me out or make me sick, I just didn't want it. I drank Ensure and tried to eat small high protein snacks five or six times a day instead of large meals. Eat what appeals to you even if it isn't the healthiest option including fast food or milkshakes. After any kind of abdominal surgery, it takes a while to have an appetite again for most people, but especially this one. Hang in there and just try to get calories and nutrition in several times a day until food appeals to you again. And remember to chew, chew, chew everything you eat until it is basically paste in your mouth so it can come out the ileostomy easily and doesn't cause a blockage. And drink. When you think you've have plenty to drink, drink some more. I had problems with dehydration several times with my ileostomy. Watch for decreased urination, darker color urine, dizziness, and chapped lips.If you get to the point where you have these symptoms, call your doctor or go to the emergency room for IV fluids. Dehydration can be dangerous and can affect your kidneys.
Good luck!
Judy
56 yrs old, wife, mother to 4 daughters
RC Stage II T3N0M0 DX April 2, 2015
6 cm. mid-rectum-CEA 121
Xeloda and radiation finished 06/15/15- CEA 242
CEA right before surgery 81
LAR performed 8/12/15 Temporary ileostomy
CEA 10-21-15 1.6
PET scan 11-4-15 All clear
Port installed 11/11/15
Folfox started 11/18/15
Folfox stopped due to bad reaction
Reversal 2/17/16
CEA 2/3/16 1.7
CEA 3/31/16 1.3
CT Scan 4/12/16 All Clear
Port removed 4/21/16
CEA 5/24/17 1.4