it seems women predominantly suffer w/adhesions, no?

From: IAS Admin (tracy.joslin@adhesions.org)
Wed Mar 21 21:17:28 2012


From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org] On Behalf Of kelly murray Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 12:04 AM To: adhesions-request@adhesions.org Subject: Re: it seems women predominantly suffer w/adhesions, no?

Women have more abdominal and pelvic surgeries, so that is why there are more. There has been men on here with adheisons.

Kelly    > > > >--
> >dorothy
>
> Dorothy,
>
> I agree that it seems like more women have problems with adhesions.
> Though there have been a few men on here over the years- just haven't
> heard from them lately. It could very well be women have inflammatory
> issues that lead to adhesions- possibly arising from 'female' stuff.
> Could be hormones in general or undiagnosed issues like a burst ovarian
> cyst. With today's medicine being so fast-paced and seeming to rely
> pretty much on obtaining a diagnosis from imaging or blood tests, rather
> than on what the patient has to say, it is no wonder that adhesions and
> some of the things that can cause them never get dignosed.
>
> It was physical therapists who were quickly able to tell me that I had a
> lot of very tough adhesions. I wish that it would be standard practice
> to have a physical therapist on staff at clinics. They could examine
> you and then consult with the doctor. Doctors obviously must have
> respect for physical therapists because they refer you to them- so why
> not get their input? They could then decided the best course of
> treatment- maybe try physical therapy for awhile and then if that didn't
> work maybe something else would have to be done.
>
> I have taken Neprinol. I gave up on it since it didn't seem to work and
> was pretty expensive besides. I just recently began taking it again
> though. I am starting week 4 of a gluten and dairy-free diet. I have
> actually been able to lose some weight. I know that I have been gaining
> weight, suspect it is mostly fluid, since this all began. I used to
> attribute it solely to the adhesions messing up the 'flow' of things but
> now think I might also have had food sensitivities which can lead to
> inflammation, adhesions and fluid retention. I learned about this on
> the Dr. Oz show. I also read somewhere that some people have been
> known to gsin as much as 30 Lbs. a year due to this. Also, I wouldn't
> rely on those food panel blood tests- mine always came out negative but
> I don't believe they can test for everything in a given food that may be
> causing issues. And dairy and wheat are the most common offenders.
> Keeping my fingers crossed!
>
> Also, I go to a medically-oriented massage therapist every 5-6 weeks for
> adhesions. I read online where a physical therapist said that if there
> was an underlying condition, like Celiac, and I imagine this would
> include food sensitivities and SIBO, then things like visceral
> manipulation and myofascial release would not work for adhesions. I
> suppose the ongoing inflammation they cause just reinforces the
> adhesions and maybe causes more to form. So I'm hoping that between the
> diet, the Neprinol, and the massage, maybe I'll actually have some
> success!
> >
>
> --
> I have lots of bowel issues as well as a possible abscess in my lower left
> pelvic area and sciatica there. I suspect I have a lot of sigmoid
adhesions > but can find no doctor who wants to even talk about the issue. So it is no
> wonder then that when you explain to people that your issues are due to
> adhesions then you don't get much sympathy because if doctors won't talk
> about them then most of the general public isn't going to really know
much, > if anything about them either so sympathy/empathy are simply not to be
> expected. If you have bowel issues (usually get told it's IBS) then
doctors > and the general public alike will blame you for the problem and will often
> say somethijng like 'You must not be getting enough fiber'.
>
> I'm going to my first gastro in many years (got tired of the 'It's in your
> head' bit or the usual fiber/probiotic advice. I don't care if they want
to > call it IBS but even then they should be searching for a cause and our
> descriptions of the tightness, tugging and pulling, etc. should be leading
> them in the right direction. Plus some of us might also have SIBO because
> adhesions interfere with the cleansing-wave motions that keep the small
> intestine reasonably sterile and we can end up with bacteria there that
> belongs only in the large intestine and have increased bloating due to
that. >


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