Postby NHMike » Thu Jun 20, 2019 1:25 pm
I had this issue from time to time and it was generally caused by sleeping on my back. The small intestine is cut and bent back on the other side so material comes from the upper tube and goes into the bag. But it can go into the lower tube under the right circumstances such as the bag getting too full or the top of the bag lower than the bottom of the bag. My solution was to buy a memory foam triangle wedge to sleep on. This kept my upper body higher than my lower body so that waste wouldn't flow into the lower tube. I also regularly got up at 1-3 AM to empty the bag so that it wouldn't get too full.
Some mucous is normal but it didn't include fecal matter for me.
6/17: ER rectal bleeding; Colonoscopy
7/17: 3B rectal. T3N1bM0. 5.2 4.5 4.3 cm. Lymphs: 6 x 4 mm, 8 x 6, 5 x 5
7/17-9/17: Xeloda radiation
7/5: CEA 2.7; 8/16: 1.9; 11/30: 0.6; 12/20 1.4; 1/10 1.8; 1/31 2.2; 2/28 2.6; 4/10 2.8; 5/1 2.8; 5/29 3.2; 7/13 4.5; 8/9 2.8, 2/12 1.2
MSS, KRAS G12D
10/17: 2.7 2.2 1.6 cm (-90%). Lymphs: 3 x 3 mm (-62.5%), 4 x 3 (-75%), 5 x 3 (-40%). 5.1 CM from AV
10/17: LAR, Temp Ileostomy, Path Complete Response
CapeOx (8) 12/17-6/18
7/18: Reversal, Port Removal
2/19: Clean CT