ileoscomy and where are caloriers absorded,

WinneyPooh
WinneyPooh Member Posts: 318
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Just wondering where calories are absorbed and how is this possible if most food just shoots through you,
Also why is it that every part of me is smaller but my belly, are they putting extra fat in there each time they open me up.

And why if you don't need it and they take it out to get to the organs can't they just leave the fat out, ( don't say because you'll loose a lot of blood, i lost alot of blood last surgery any ways.

Just wondering
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Winney

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  • Buzzard
    Buzzard Member Posts: 3,043 Member
    #2
    Winney, my thoughts on these questions...
    First I think with an illeo it is what you eat and the consistency that determines what amount of nutrients that you will benefit from in the short time the food is in you. If it has to break it down i.e. raw veggies and such by the time it starts to break it down then it is already out of your system. My guess is that this is when juicing is at its utmost in nutritional care for the patient. It being juice hasn't got to be broken down much at all and so the body gets a lot more benefit for getting to do more absorbing than breaking down, thus nutrient rich foods juiced in my mind would be the ultimate for the illeo patient.

    My belly with the ostomy is a little larger than it should be and it even shows a little more enlargement on the side the ostomy is on I think simple scar tissue and shoring of stomach muscle and bringing the intestine through also all contributes to the enlargement of that area.

    This about the reasoning on why not going ahead and removing the fat will simply be a guess and really not an educated one ...My thought on this is that (1) it can be used as cushioning for the surgical area as it heals...(2) It is most likely used as stored energy to be used up during the recoup period after surgery, if it doesn't have something to burn (fat) then it will burn protein...(3) Its cancer surgery not liposuction (not trying to be a smarty)....

    Those are simply my reasoning....and theres no charge for this visit since these are just hypothesis'..:)...Love and Hope, Buzz
  • msccolon
    msccolon Member Posts: 1,917 Member
    #3
    fat
    My guess is you are referring to the omentum, where the fat is stored. And I agree with Buzz, the body uses this particular supply of fat first, so it would be beneficial in the healing process. But also, I think, removal of the omentum leaves nothing between the abdominal wall and the organs, leaving it more likely for scarring to occur causing adhesion of the organs to the abdominal wall. I have had my entire omentum removed, and let me tell you, I wondered why they don't routinely remove it for bariatric (sic?) surgery. My records now refer to a "heavy adhesion load" in my abdomen due to the 3 open surgeries and the many infections from my last one. I'm very thankful that I had fat to be consumed during recovery after each of my surgeries; I lost a lot of weight each time, but luckily I had it to lose. I do believe the body eventually figures another way to get it's calorie needs, it can be a very efficient worker.

    Now, after all that, I STILL ask for lipo while they're in there. Would it really take THAT much more time? Geez! :)
    mary

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