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Partial Small Bowel Obstruction Pain: Do things get better?

Digestive Health | Last Active: Feb 14 9:57am | Replies (22)
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@fessenbeck65

My son at the age of 5 had a partial bowl obstruction (Illeus paralized bowel). This lasted a week. He was in so much pain, begging us to kill him. It was awful.!
Had CAT scans every day to see if the bowel was moving. And finally the doctor recommended, we give him milk of magnesia. It irritates the colon from above to get it working so it can move again. And it worked! Had to give him milk of Mag for 2 months every morning. He is 29 now and he’s never had an issue with his colon since that time!!
When I had my second child by C-section, my bowels became paralyzed from the air hitting the intestine. They advised me to use milk of magnesia to get the bowels moving again… And it worked!
I’m not saying you should try this without checking with your physician first or doing your own research.
Good Luck🤞

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marshae | @marshae | Feb 10 7:47am

I had 3 small bowel obstructions last year and was admitted to the hospital each time and this week had 2 nights of extreme pain but it finally stopped after many tylenol. I ate lightly for 2 days and today feel almost back to normal. I didn't go to emergency as the wait time is about 7 or more hours (in pain). I didn't think this time it was obstructed as I was still passing gas.

It is interesting that you mention milk of magnesia as my family doctor once said it was the best thing (old fashioned idea) to get things moving. Right now I am on 2 different prescriptions given by my GI specialist but still take restoralax daily. If I get this terrible pain again would it be safe to take a milk of magnesia?

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