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Tips for managing chronic Small Bowel Obstructions
Digestive Health | Last Active: Sep 27, 2021 | Replies (187)Comment receiving replies
I am writing this post to hopefully get advice. i have been dealing with eating, digestive issues, and not being able to keep much food down for most of my life. I'm 65 so that is a long time. my issue with the bowel obstruction started in October with severe pain and throwing up. Finally, it got so bad that I passed out and the paramedics were called. went to the ER and diagnosed with SBO caused from an ectopic pregnancy and multiple adhesions and endometriosis. That was removed 2 days later and stayed in hospital for 15 days. everything was good, got out of the hospital for 4 days and the same thing happened. Back to the hospital. Had a NG tube and the obstruction passed. Everything was good for about a month but now the throwing up, not being able to keep much food down and the horrible bad fecal/bile breath. It kind of just comes out all thru my body. Had a CTA scan 2 weeks ago, that showed no blockage and now waiting for endoscopy scheduled for April. Has anyone else experienced these episodes or symptoms, and if so PLEASE give me advice on ways to help these issues. My husband wants to bring me to The Mayo Clinic, thoughts-advice? Thanks Kim!
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Did your doctor advise you to follow a low residue diet? This exact same thing happened to me when I first started having obstructions in the early 2000s and after I was decompressed by Ng tube and blockage resolved, I wasn't given any dietary advice and it kept happening. Once I was informed about it, the obstructions stopped.
Sorry, it was a busy couple week, but we made a little positive progress. The bile/fecal breath is almost gone with 2 prescriptions of heavy antibiotics! Still throwing up 3/4 times a day after meals especially. Waiting on biopsies results from the endoscopy. Thanks so much for your sweet note, advice and concern! Kim
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I really think your husband has provided you with the best advice you can get.
The only thing I can tell you from experience is I also had endometriosis, but because I was only 28 doctors weren't keen on just taking everything out. They took my uterus on Nov. 15, 1978, my left ovary in Dec., 1978, and my right ovary the second week of January, 1979.
I am one of those lucky individuals who grow scar tissue for a hobby. I hadn't had so much as my tonsils removed before this. Afterwards, trouble with abdominal pain brought be a referral to a gastroenterologist, who told me that because of all the abdominal surgeries I have massive scar tissue, and that scar tissue would end up wrapping around my intestines unless I keep them pliable by walking.
Weather permitting, I have walked 4 miles a day ever since. Thus far, at 75, those adhesions never wrapped around my intestines. I found it most interesting that in Europe they use something that they wash the area where they have done surgery to prevent adhesions, but the U.S. will not approve it.
Again, find it interesting that dyes were banned in food in Europe 30-40 years ago. U.S. just now!!!