Re: Those With Bowel Adhesions - I Need Your Help
From: Sally Grigg (LostCst@mcn.org)
Fri Jan 3 13:47:56 2003
At Wed, 1 Jan 2003, Barb wrote:
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>I have some questions that maybe only those with adhesions on thier
>bowel can answer.
>Quick background: History of endo. Latest lap July 02. Found very
>little endo but more adhesions. Tube and ovary are adhesed to my colon.
>At time of surgery the uterus was also adhesed to the colon and colon
>stuck to abdominal wall. Surgeon removed uterus and colon from wall but
>was unable to remove organs from colon (too involved for him).
>Meds at present: Continuous birth control pills to control painful
>ovulation/endometriosis.
>Present Problems: I am nearly always bloated. When I eat, and it
>doesn't seem to matter what I eat, the bloating is worse. I can
>literally feel a bloating right where my colon and adhesions is. It
>also feels like the colon might be back stuck to my abdominal wall. Even
>when I take in a dep breath I can feel pressure/pulling in that area of
>the colon.
>Questions:
>1. Can all these bloating and pulling symptoms be from the organs stuck
>to the colon?
>2. Is it possible the colon is back stuck to my abdominal wall?
>3. Is there any type of diet that will help with this problem?
>Thanks
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Dear Barb, Welcome to the adhesion site, first you need to look at some past
emails, read some stories on the quilt and in general acquaint yourself
with adhesion information. Yes, even though I'm not a doctor, its very possible
your adhesions have grown and are causing you untold problems. There are
different diets that people use. Before I went to Frankfurt, Germany to
Dr. Kruschinski, I only ate yogurt, Ensures, and other soft things, although
I've been told that all food is liquid when it leaves the stomach. I was bloated
and toxic because the adhesions were killing my intestines. I was having a
laproscopic surgery every year, but they will come back within a week with
the carbon dioxide most doctors use with the lap. Hopefully spray gel will be
approved in this country before long. You also need adhesion specialists, who
are few in number. I think I'm now adhesion free. No more pain. Good luck,
Love, Sally