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I was hospitalized on December 18th after a cat scan showed that I had a small bowel obstruction. Since then I am learning to eat smaller meals and a low fiber diet. I keep a journal of what I eat and how often I am passing stools and gas. What concerns me is that since it happened my stomach is always uncomfortable. Does this ever stop? The uncomfortable feeling? Sometimes it's a pain like when you drink to much water on am empty stomach then exercise, that sharp pain in the left side of my stomach. Does anyone else have this problem?

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Hi Shaleenv,
I don't know anything about what you had done, but I think since you have pain that you better see your doctor as soon as you can. It may be nothing except a reaction to your procedure but it's better to be on the safe side and not take chances with your health. Also say a prayer to God and ask for help with this situation. I will say a prayer for you also.
I wish you the best.
PML

In 2019 I had a small bowel obstruction and had to have 2 surgeries and now I only have 2ft of my small intestines left, I have my large intestines still.
If you still having pain you should go back to your doctor or back to the hospital because it's not normal.

I have the same
My small intestines are very narrow
Had surgery to untwist it
Then went to a Myofascial professional who taught me how to keep my very sluggish bowels open and moving. I do this every day
First start by massaging in counterclockwise circles the illiocecal sp? Valve at bottom right of intestines , then keep going up to the right then under the ribs ..at the center of V in rib cage there is another valve. Massage under rib cage .focus on that then keep going and gently dig fingers in and massage & activate large intestine
You are following the direction that the intestines flow. At the end put your fingers on your belly button and twist counter clockwise.
Keep doing the entire procedure until you feel/hear them gurgle.
Repeat the entire thing gently but firmly
Then massage belly lightly
It will start to produce gas and you will know it is activated !
I also take a lower bowel stimulator by Natures Sunshine when I am really bound up. Warm prune juice too
I have kept my bowels moving for 7 years AVOIDING a trip to the hospital with an NG tube in me!
Make sure that you are laying back and relaxed when you do this xo

Well I went to the mayo clinic and met with one of their GI docs and they referred me to their nutritionist but can't get me in until March 24th. Meanwhile my diet has not been great but I'm slowly learning things I can eat and chewing way more than I used to. She also ordered a new CT scan with contrast just to make sure there is nothing else going on in there. I am really looking forward to meeting the nutritionist as I have lost quite a bit of weight since this started.

Yes I have exactly the same symptoms and I too had to go into hospital 29 Dec and surgery on New Year’s Day as adhesions causing small bowel obstruction.
Now at home recovering with the same you are having ? It’s horrible and wonder will I get back to normal ?

She called it an enterography. They put some kind of dye in you that looks grs up your bowels when they do the CT scan. She told me this will show any other possible problems causing my obstructions or discomfort. Depending on what I eat I feel bloated a lot. Some days are worse than others. I keep a journal of everything I eat and drink trying to learn what aggravates me and what doesn't.

FYI: My gastroenterologist did some research and found out that enterography can also be done with MRI. Last September I had a test called MRI abdomen enterography. I had to drink one kind of contrast material before the test and then another contrast material was given via IV during the test. Basically it showed everything that the previous CTs showed but without having to be exposed to x-rays. It showed the size of my mass, the "tethers" that extend from the mass to the small bowel loops, and evaluation of Bowel Motility: "Reduced peristaltic activity." It also showed "Small volume ascites." "IMPRESSION: Lobulated calcified 5.9 cm lesion centered at the root of the small bowel mesentery with associated tethering of loops of small bowel. Findings favored to represent calcified retractile sclerosing mesenteritis." I have also posted elsewhere in the sclerosing mesenteritis section as this is what I am presumed to have even though two sets of doctors have concluded biopsy is not possible (too risky) due to the location of the mass. I follow a low fiber, low fat, high protein diet to avoid bowel obstructions. FYI: I never had any kind of abdominal surgery prior to the discovery of this mass, so my case is highly unusual. I am now on a trial of prednisone and tamoxifen to see if it will cause the mass to shrink. Surgery is not possible for me. Best wishes to all suffers of bowel obstructions. No fun at all!