You are not alone in this one. Before surgery, I had normal BM's everyday with no problem. After, I go 3,4 sometimes 5 days without one and it is hard. You are doing the right thing with seeking a specialist.
Sharonda
>From: gina@maine.rr.com (Gina)
>Reply-To: adhesions@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@talk.obgyn.net>
>Subject: Re: bowels!
>Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 08:15:14 -0600
>
>I know I haven't had a normal BM for 2 months, since my last surgery.
>I'm hoping to get a referral to a colo-rectal surgery from my new PCP
>tomorrow. I imagine I'll have to go through all the torturous bowel
>tests first before they decide what to do. I have about 1 BM a week,
>enduced only.
>Before surgery I had normal BM's without ever needing laxatives or
>enemas or any of that. So I'm trying to get to the bottom of this
>problem, and if I need surgery, the colo-rectal guy can handle it all,
>bowels and adhesions.
>Gina
>
>At Sun, 7 Nov 1999, jenny wrote:
> >
> >Hi Peggy,
> >just had to reply as your case sounded so similar to mine. I too am
> >going for surgery performed by a general surgeon as my gynae surgeon is
> >not happy to do it herself as she feels that it is probable that there
> >is bowel involved. My date is the 8th December which is the first time
> >that she can get a complete team together. Good luck for your surgery.
> >
> >In the meantime, I do not suffer form the terrible constipation that
> >many of you have, but recently have had bad cramping pains, followed by
> >lots of loose movements. If the movement is at all normal, it tends to
> >be very narrow in shape, and I wondered if this was my bowel partially
> >obstructing. Does this sound familiar to anyone?
> >
> >I too get post from all, but enjoy reading them. Even if it does not
> >directly concern your own medical condition, it is interesting to hear
> >what others put up with and can make you grateful that it seems little
> >in comparison to some!
>