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Permanent SIBO due to removal of ileocecal valve
Is there anyone who has no cure options for SIBO due to the removal of the ileocecal valve? If so, how do you minimize possible long term damage to your intestinal tract? Do you find that digestive enzymes, L-Glutamine, Enteragam or any natural supplements aid in a healthier immune system? if so,
please pass along your best advice. Thanks.
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@dboesten - well, I am glad to hear you are getting some answers, though it does not sound as though they are pleasant. I'm glad there is something concrete that can account for your husband's appetite loss, but a mass is definitely not fun.
In my very first colonoscopy two years ago, they found a cancerous mass (neuroendocrine tumor) that had been removed during the procedure, thinking it was a polyp like a couple of others they found and removed. But the lab told something different. The good news with this story is that after a few months of testing, they finally determined that all the cancer was removed from my body with that initial tumor, leaving no remnant at all.
How did the appointment go with the surgeon? Will he be having surgery? Would they biopsy this mass at the time of the surgery to learn more about it?
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3 Reactions@lisalucier There was a needle biopsy and they're certain it's a return of the same type of cancer as the appendix cancer. It doesn't spread quickly and seems to attach to the outside of organs. The fix is surgery, but the risks are scary. He just needs to think this through.
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4 Reactions@dboesten I went to the mayo clinic. They don't do the surgery. I ended up getting an ileostomy and dont have sibo anymore.