Re: diagnosed with intestional adhesions/ovarian cyst
From: K. Ross Colon (anonymous@medispecialty.com)
Mon Apr 30 19:39:43 2001
At Mon, 30 Apr 2001, Janet Karam wrote:
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>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
Janet,
Thank you for the information.
Sincerely,
Kat