>----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh" <anonymous@medispecialty.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 6:42 AM
Subject: Does anyone have these symptoms
> Hello,
>
> My name is Josh and i'm a 27 year old male. I had surgery when i was
> only 18 months old and my appendix was removed.
>
> Uptil 21 years old i was fine, then all of a sudden i started suffering
> from strange symptoms such as bloating, burping, and pain (from by Belly
> button area down to my groin area). These symptoms would only ever be
> felt after eating though.
>
> The pain is often a dull pain and when it comes, it will be after eating
> solid foods only (Though i don't get it every time i eat though). Liquid
> (i.e Soup) is never a problem. The bloating and the burping seem to
> come before the pain and the burping is most odd. The burps go on for
> ages and it sounds very weird (if i was 10 years old i might think it
> great but at 27 its more of a pain in the arse to be honest!!)
>
> As time has gone on the regularity of my problems has increased. Its
> gone from being once every few months to almost daily now. I have had
> consultants look into it for 6 years (on and off) and recenty they have
> concluded that the problems i have are due to adhessions (For ages they
> thought it was IBS).
>
> It is incredibly disrupting on my life, particularly as i am so young.
>
> Does anyone think adhessions are my problem? And does anyone have any
> ideas of things that might help me.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
> Many Thanks,
> Josh
>