I had colon resection surgery in August and a month later developed
severe abdominal and stomach cramping/pain. Went to the ER and was
diagnosed as having a partial blockage in the small intestine. Went on
IV, pain killer and two types of antibiotics and was OK in a few days...
no advise was provided on how to avoid this in the future. In Nov,
while traveling I had the same thing happen, only worse, and spent 5
days in the hospital. A surgeon there wanted to "take a look down
there", meaning operate. I checked myself out of the hospital and came
back to my primary physician and spent another 3 days in the hospital,
just waiting for it to cure itself, which it finally did. Have been
diagnosed with adhesions on or in the small intestine. Just by chance,
as I was leaving the hospital, a nurse gave me a recommended diet which
eliminates all foods with fiber... I got further encouragement about
the success possibilites of this by reading the articles in this chat
room. I've followed this diet now for 2 weeks and haven't had the hint
of a problem... Can anyone else confirm , from their experience, that
eliminating fiber may be THE solution to this type problem?