A recent appointment with a new GI specialist left me worried. For
about four months I have been on various pain meds for my adhesion pain
after a number of abdominal surgeries and an ileostomy. My pain
management doctor finally put me on Methadone 20 mg/day in the liquid
form because of my ileostomy and it has worked pretty well. But I can
tell that without it, the pain seems to be getting worse. The new GI
specialist told me that the Methadone was making my pain worse and that
I should wean off the meds. He offered no alternative to the pain
management, except to eliminate the Methadone and indicated that I was
experiencing Narcotic Bowel Syndrome. I have never heard of this and
wonder if this is legitimate. Even if it is legit, are there not ways
to manage even this? Any advice would be very helpful!