At Tue, 22 Jul 2003, Michelle wrote:
>
>Hello Debbie - I am sorry that you are having to go through so much.
>
>To answer your question, I too have the rectal muscle spasms that
>prevent complete evacuation.
>
>I wish I knew the cause and the solution to this miserable problem for
>both our sakes, but sadly I don't. It seems possible that adhesions
>play a role but I would only be guessing.
>
>Hopefully someone here knows more about this and can kindly post some
>information for us & others who have this problem.
>
>I hope that you can find a tiny bit of comfort in the fact that you are
>not alone and hopefully the kindness of others and sharing our burdens
>can help us all keep fighting!
>
>At Sat, 19 Jul 2003, Debbie Soder wrote:
>>
>>can i ask a question too? Has anyone had problems with
>>extremely painful rectal muscle spasms that prevent
>>you from completely evacuating? Can adhesions reach
>>the rectal wall and cause this?
>>--- adhesions@adhesions.org <efates@bellsouth.net>
>>wrote:
>>> Just discovered this site. I, too, have suffered
>>
>>with IBS for many
>>> years. Several months ago my primary care physician
>>
>>suggested that I
>>> take Metamucil DAILY. -Whenever I comply, there
>>
>>have been no incidents.
>>> Then, following a routine colonoscopy the
>>
>>gastroenterologist's office
>>> provided me with some literature: this strongly
>>
>>recommends a high fiber
>>> diet. It has been a tremendous help for me. Hope
>>
>>your doctors agree
>>> with mine. As we know, this is a terribly
>>
>>humiliating and debilitating
>>> condition.
>>>
>>> Esther
>>>
>>> At Tue, 14 Jan 2003, jason h rachal wrote:
>>> >
>>> >hello tonya,
>>> >thank you so much for your reply and as i told some
>>
>>of the other ladies i
>>> >have taken the bentyl and i just this summer tried
>>
>>donnatal because i ran
>>> >out of my librax but it seemed to make me sick.. i
>>
>>just hope between the
>>> >pain and going to the bathroom.. it will be over
>>
>>soon.. my dr. thinks but
>>> >is praying with me that the adhesions are not back
>>
>>on my bowel....yuk,
>>> >yuk,yuk,,,,,,,, but thank you so much!!!!!hugs
>>
>>nicky
>>> >On Mon, 13 Jan 2003 22:18:08 -0600 "Tonya Valpey"
>>> ><rainchild_35@hotmail.com> writes:
>>> >> Hi Nicky,
>>> >>
>>> >> I've had IBS for years now and I've always used
>>
>>Donnatal and now
>>> >> Bentyl. I
>>> >> know that you are talking about some serious
>>
>>diarreah, so I don't
>>> >> know if
>>> >> this info will help or not, but it's worth
>>
>>checking into. But I'm
>>> >> sure that
>>> >> you've already tried this...it's normal IBS meds.
>>
>> I usually have
>>> >> diarreah
>>> >> one week and constipated the next. Go figure!
>>> >>
>>> >> Hope you get some help....good luck.
>>> >>
>>> >> Your friend,
>>> >> Tonya (Valpey) Fleming
>>> >>
>>> >> >From: anonymous@medispecialty.com (nichole
>>rachal)
>>> >> >Reply-To: adhesions@adhesions.org
>>> >> >To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
>>> >> ><adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
>>> >> >Subject: IBS HAS GOTTEN SEVERE!!NEED HELP!!!
>>> >> >Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 21:08:18 -0600
>>> >> >
>>> >> >OK FRIENDS I HAVE NOT POSTED IN A WHILE BUT I AM
>>
>>HAVING
>>> >> >REALLY BAD PROBLEMS SINCE MY LAST TWO SURGERIES,
>>
>>ONE LAPRO
>>> >> >FOR SEVERE ADHESIONS AND SIX WEEKS LATER A TOTAL
>>
>>HYST.
>>> >> >TAKEN THE OVARIES AND ADHESIONS WERE BACK
>>
>>SEVERE..WELL
>>> >> >MY QUESTION IS I HAVE HAD IBS FOR ABOUT 3YRS
>>
>>NOW, KEPT
>>> >> >IT UNDER CONTROL WITH DIET AND MED CALLED LIBRAX
>>
>>AND EXERCISE.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >WELL SINCE MY SURGERIES IT HAS NOW BECOME SEVERE
>>
>>IBS.. THAT
>>> >> >IS WHAT THE DR. SAID LAST MONDAY. I GET
>>
>>DIARREHIA FOR
>>> >> >ABOUT A WEEK AND I MEAN ALL DAY LONG.. SO I AM
>>
>>DRINKING
>>> >> >TONS OF WATER SO I WONT DYHYDRATE. WHICH I DO
>>
>>VERY EASLY.
>>> >> >AND AT THE DRS. OFFICE HE DECIDED WHEN HE DID MY
>>
>>EXAM
>>> >> >AND SAID HE COULD FEEL HOW SWOLLEN MY BOWELS
>>
>>WERE THAT
>>> >> >HE WANTED TO PUT ME ON A MED THAT THEY TOOK OFF
>>
>>THE MARKET
>>> >> >CALLED LOTRINEX.(SP) HE IS TRYING TO GET ME
>>
>>APPROVED FOR
>>> >> >IT BECAUSE THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY THAT MAKES
>>
>>IT WILL
>>> >> >NOT ALLOW IT TO BE PRESCRIBED TO A PATIENT
>>
>>UNLESS IT IS
>>> >> >FOR SEVERE DIARREHIA.. WHICH IN MY CASE I HAVE..
>>
>>WELL I
>>> >> >CALLED TODAY AND THE NURSE SAID IT WILL STILL BE
>>
>>ANOTHER
>>> >> >WEEK BEFORE THEY GET THE APPROVAL PAPERS BACK.
>>
>>SO I AM
>>> >> >ON LONOX AND BECAUSE IT IS TO JUST STOP
>>
>>DIARREHIA AND
>>> >> >NOT FOR IBS IT ONLY WORKS FOR A SHORT TIME..
>>> >> >
>>> >> >WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS HAVE ANY OF YOU
>>
>>TAKEN
>>> >> >LOTRINEX AND HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO GET IT
>>
>>OR AM
>>> >> >I THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM... HELP ME
>>
>>PLEASE..
>>> >> >I HAVE WROTE AND ASKED QUESTIONS BEFORE AND
>>
>>USUALLY IT
>>> >> >HELPS... SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW........YOUR
>>
>>FRIEND NICKY
>>> >> >
>>> >> >--
>>> >> >YOUR DISTANT FRIEND AND FAMILY ALWAYS...
>>> >> >
>>> >> http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm
>>> >>
>>> >> http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm
>>> >>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Esther Collins
>>>
>>http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm
>>
>--
>Michelle
>