What is his diagnosis? Difficult to respond without more detail.

Hi @crn , Does your brother have an ostomy while his bowel is healing? It takes some getting used to. and is rather awkward at first. You all should initially be prepared for "accidents" and mood changes. He most likely will have received some nutrition guidance which is important to adhere to. I may be going down the wrong path, but I wish him - and you - well!

I had a bowel obstruction in 2005. My surgeon found that I had a genetic defect called Malrotation of the Intestines. This is when the bowels and other organs of the fetus do not turn the correct way to turn into the fetus. Simply put, they went in backwards. This required quite extensive surgery. Since then I have been hospitalized three times with a blocked bowel that did not require surgery. I have learned to eat mostly soft foods and never, ever eat meat unless it is ground meat, like hamburgers or sausages. Fruits and vegetables are fine, it's hunks of meat that will block me up. I have adjusted just fine to my new diet. The doctors told me I could eat anything, but I soon found out that was not true. Hence the three visits to the hospital.

I had a full colectomy 4 years ago after a perforated bowel emergency surgery from years on struggling with UC. I know have a J pouch and have had 8 bowel obstructions since then. I have a minor surgery 4 months ago to clear a kink in my bowel. Since then I have been hopsitalized once with a bowel obstruction and recently in the last week have had 2 that have passed while at home. The last time I was in the hospital they talked about surgery to clean up scar tissue. I am 35 and a very active person and am very tired of this happening every 3-4 months. Would you suggest the surgery to clean up the scar tissue?