Re: Does anyone have these symptoms

From: Millie (milliem@citlink.net)
Fri Aug 16 17:52:12 2002


Hi, Josh, Welcome to the IAS! Yes, what you are experiencing could very well be adhesion- related pain. Any time you have surgery, there is risk of adhesions forming. With each subsequent surgery, they can become worse. I had been told for too many years that either I have IBS, or that I am just plain anxious, and/or depressed. Sometimes I think IBS is a Dr.'s way of saying they can't find anything wrong , or else they have no clue as to the problem causing pain. Please read the stories on the Adhesions Quilt, and you will see what so many of us go through. Millie.

>----- 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
>


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