Re: diagnosed with intestional adhesions/ovarian cyst

From: Janet Karam (jkaram4@home.com)
Mon Apr 30 19:14:03 2001


Dear Anonymous,

Metamucil made my symptoms alot worse when I suffered with adhesions, and even since my adhesiolysis. It causes me severe bloating and discomfort no matter how much water I drink. Unfortunately many of us have to use laxatives, you may stop in a healthfood store and see which natural laxatives they recommend.

Treating someone with adhesions is different from treating a typical IBS patient (though our bowels can certainly be irratable!), because we usually do not respond well to high fiber diets, but rather low residue diets, which would mean avoiding fibers.

There is alot of information on this site if you search the archives and read through previous posts. The main thing I would suggest is that you educate yourself on ARD, and don't rush into surgery with any old physician! If you haven't read our stories on the quilt, you may want to do so. This is what I did when I found this site, and it helped me make good decisions.

Sincerely,

Janet


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