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Chronic small bowel obstruction from adhesions

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

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@sandyabbey

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.

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@sandyabbey , I've had so many different kinds of scans! Some were CT scans, some MRI's, some used contrast dyes or barium...usually at the time I was too sick to ask a lot of questions. Sometimes they find where the adhesion is, and other times they can't locate it (even though I'm having all the pain, vomiting, and bloating to make it obvious there is a blockage).
Have you asked your doctors specifically about the possibility of an obstruction? Mine are generally acute and very obvious, and resolve themselves in a day or so, but I think others can be more chronic. If you've had a lot of abdominal surgeries and you're having pain, etc., you should ask your GI about it.
I hope you're feeling a lot better soon!