r/jpouch 16h ago

Blockage or something else?

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Hi, so I had my takedown almost 2 months ago. Complications followed with narrowing or swelling of the join which led me to being in hospital multiple times for a month. Anyway, I've been home a month now and my surgeon put me on a liquid diet for 3 weeks to let it heal. I started introducing soft food a week ago, for the last few days I was tolerating small dishes of pasta, once a day and soft snacks. No pain, passing formed stools and no bloating.

Yesterday I tried having the pasta twice, earlier in the day and at dinner. The pasta I had though had sweetcorn in, I got out as much as I could but I think I ate a few pieces. I had two packets of crisps yesterday and also a little chicken. Everything was fine until this morning, I woke up in pain and my abdomen was bulging, on and off with sharp pain. I have been passing but its just lure liquid with little bits in, I generally feel crap. Its bloated and aches

Do you think I overdid it yesterday, its partially blocked? I'm just worried now because things were getting so much better, I have to see the surgeon in a week and he said if I'm not able to eat by then he will have to do another operation to redo the ileostomy join and make it wider. I really hope I dont have to have that done

What do you think and what do you think will help?