I had an SBO last November and was in the hospital for a while. It was caused by adhesions due to a previous cancer operation. It was not fun at all... however, similar to the previous message above, I am very careful about what I eat. Nothing raw including fruit and vegetables, no nuts or seeds and only smooth food that can go down easily. There is quite a lot on line about what not to eat with an SBO. And I am also very mindful of constipation (Miralex, Senna and Metamucil!). Having said all that, there is life after an SBO. One does recover. If you keep an eye on constipation and eat carefully I am told it will probably not come back (emphasis on the probably!). Unfortunately there is no sure way of prevention as I understand it. And the only symptom that happened to me was vomiting.. then I knew there was a problem. I followed up with a gastroenterologist who was very helpful and fairly reassuring. I do hope this helps.