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Anyone had small bowel obstruction after anal cancer treatment?
Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Feb 25 6:42am | Replies (6)Comment receiving replies
@islandgirl1961, I can imagine that you are looking for ways to avoid future small bowel obstructions. You might be interested in this related discussion:
- Living with long-term bowel side effects post anal cancer treatment https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/living-with-long-term-bowel-side-effects-post-anal-cancer-treatment/
As your team continues to look for the cause, have they made suggestions to help with preventing future obstruction?
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@colleenyoung yes they have suggested a low residue diet and eating smaller meals. I’m going to be having one MRI small intestines to make sure there’s nothing within the intestine walls causing the issue. The gastroenterologist feels it’s damaged from the radiation and there is really no treatment. I’m being told. Possibly going in and looking around and dealing with the adhesions if that’s what I have.