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Chronic small bowel obstruction from adhesions

Digestive Health | Last Active: Feb 12, 2023 | Replies (212)

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@hopeful33250

Hello @nancybev @thull @bradleymom1967 and @ginpene05

It has been awhile since you have posted about adhesions from surgery and I was wondering how you were feeling? Any changes that you would like to share?

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Replies to "Hello @nancybev @thull @bradleymom1967 and @ginpene05 It has been awhile since you have posted about adhesions..."

I am doing ok, still on low residue diet. Have a colonoscopy scheduled 11/16 at Mayo. They want to see the reattachment site from the inside, to make sure it all looks ok. Not sure what tests they will order for small intestine. Having to take iron supplement as I was way low. Haven't eaten any red meat since July. It seems to be bothering me somewhat, so having to take Dulcolax when I take it. They are planning to introduce some fiber back into my diet as long as tests come back ok. My big thing was getting to my daughter's wedding 09/29 with no issues. Had a great day and was actually able to eat!

@hopeful33250 , thanks for asking, and I hope you're all doing well. @thull , I'm so glad that you were able to attend your daughter's wedding, and that it went well!
As for me, in the absence of any useful information from any doctors (okay--I might have a little chip on my shoulder, or in my small intestine, about that! 🙂 ), I've made kind of a radical change in my diet recently. During the day, I have only coffee, tea, juices, water, popcicles, etc. After 6:30 p.m. I have a very healthy and digestible dinner (and a vitamin!). So basically I'm almost fasting for roughly 22 hours per day.
What I'm HOPING is that it will make it less likely that I will have solid food in the "pipeline" if an sbo starts again, and that maybe it will pass without too much pain and vomiting.
If nothing else, since I've kind of "flipped" my eating schedule, I'm hoping that sbo's will at least be at their worst during the day, when I can get help more easily, than in the middle of the night, when they've almost always happened in the past. We'll see!