Hi all! I'm so glad I found you! Where else could I go to talk about gas and
poop! :) It has been so helpful reading the posts, just knowing I'm not
alone. I am trying to make it without surgery for adhesions. Was diagnoised
last year w/ lap, have had them for 14 years. My family dr is encouraging me
to not have surgery like the gyn suggested but she isn't helpful with
alternatives. Which is best, a high fiber diet or a low residue diet? Also,
every 2 weeks or so I have been using ducolax or milk of magnesia. I hate
taking either and put it off as long as I can. It's weird but I have found
that a bowl of oatmeal in the morning will sometimes help me go! :) What
laxatives,etc. work the best for you? I tried metamucil cookies and fiber
pills for a while...no help. I'm chicken to try the drink. I use an OTC for
gas... sometimes helps a little. I don't know what to do for pain, I manage
it most days but I need something more for others. I take vioxx, it does
little for adhesion pain but does seem to help the fibro. I used to take 4
advil every 4 hours when pain was bad but they told me not to do that
anymore. My dr was of no help with gas and BM troubles. She said that she
thought it was from nerves (made a fool of myself over a blood test! ). Ha!
I really like her, she is very caring and always spends time with me but I
just don't think she knows how to help me avoid surgery. Thanks! Carey