Bowel obstructions caused by adhesions following abdominal surgery

Lactaid now makes ice cream that is pretty good! I have also found Lactaid cottage cheese that is good also. If I am having regular ice cream, I just swallow the lactaid pill with the first bite and it seems to help. Other than the SBO that I came home from the hospital with, my issues seem to be the diverticulitis inflammation swelling up and blocking and making it hard for anything to get thru, but it always seems to be in that lower sigmoid area where they ended up cutting a large section out, but apparently they still found diverticulosis in the part they reattached🙁Which is what I am dealing with now, so at least there is no nausea or vomiting, just intense lower abdominal pain and no appetite, which does not help with my weight

I wish I had the time and energy to plan and make smoothies! Working 2 jobs right now is draining me, but thankfully one ends Friday. On Monday when I was feeling super ill, I left work at 5, got home and was in bed by 5:30. Other than hitting the bathroom, I didn't get out of bed until 7:30 the next morning. Are there any smoothies that are premade out there that are any good?

@thull , again, I'm so sorry about the pain. I've never had diverticulitis, but I've heard it really hurts. I'm glad that it at least doesn't include vomiting, though. I hope you'll feel much better very soon.

Yes on the pre-made smoothies! I often get ones made by Naked Juices (I especially like their berry/protein ones, which also have a lot of other vitamins and a lot of calories if you're trying to maintain your weight), Bolton Farms, and others--they're easy to get at the grocery store, and there are so many to choose from! My store often has them on sale for 2 for $5 or $6, and sometimes there are two-fers, so I try to stock up then. Just always remember to check the expiration dates.

Nonnie, my husband had several bouts with sbo. Have an appointment with a new doc about laparoscopic surg.to remove bowel adhesions. Would love to hear details about yours. What doc did u use & what hospital?
Heidi

@heid , I'm just chiming in here in response to your post about the laparoscopic surgery. I don't know what @nonni1 's longer-term experience was, but about 5 years ago, after MANY sbo's throughout my life due to adhesions, a doctor told me that he thought he could fix the problem with laparoscopic surgery. I went through with it. Yes, the surgery and recovery were easy, but I've probably had at least 5 sbo's since then. I consider it a waste, at least in my case, as I saw no improvement. So I would definitely ask your husband's new doctor a LOT of questions, and really try to pin him or her down on the prognosis post-surgery. Sorry--I don't mean to be a wet blanket, but I was really devastated when I realized that nothing had changed. I wouldn't want your husband and you to be disappointed as I was!

Thanks 4 responding. Were ALL of your adhesions removed? And were your sbo, after the fact, in the same areas that your adhesions were removed?

@heid , I honestly don't know if he got (or thought he got) all of the adhesions. He showed me before and after pictures of one awful one. He did, however, tell me after surgery that he didn't think I'd get any more sbo's, so I assume he thought he was pretty thorough. And it's hard for me to tell where they are when they happen, to be honest. It always just feels like one gigantic ball of pain. Sorry I can't give you a clearer answer!

How did they diagnose you before surgery. Did it show up on a ct or MRI ?

I’ve had 3 major abdominal surgeries when I was young. I’m having lots of stomach issues. I have colon problems but they haven’t said anything about an obstruction or anything. I am fighting Cdiff now from taking antibiotics for a sinus infection. I could be facing a fecal implant if I relapse again. I just wondered if an obstruction could show op on an MRI.