Partial obstructions, other issues weeks after bowel resection
Hi everyone! I'm really hoping someone can give me some insight. I have crohns, was diagnosed about 15 years ago. I never had any symptoms except for a fistula 15 years ago and then apparently I had inflammation which created some strictures in the small ilieum. I lived with that a year or two, and just had a bowel resection in February. The recover was great, no issues at all. I was eating great, normal bowel movements. Then at week 9, I ate something and within 30 minutes the top of my stomach started to feel crampy. Well, it really got worse overnight where it felt like contractions. I neded up going to the hospital, they did a CT scan and said I had a partical obstruction in the same place??? Then of course some air and inflammation which caused me to look 5 months pregnant. I stayed in the hospital for 4 days. I NEVER had this happen before. The surgeon said it could just be some inflammation and check it again in 6 weeks with my GI. I'm on a low residue diet and if I eat any sugar or anything, my stomach cramps. It's so frustrating to have a surgery to feel better.. and now I almost feel worse.
Has anyone gone through this? Is this rebound inflammation from surgery? I'm so bummed this is happening....
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@st150799 I was on intravenous feeding (TPN) for about 3 months after my last bowel surgery. They didn't remove any intestine. I don't want to do that again. I had constat diarrhea. I could hardly even leave the house. My doctors all tell me that with more surgery, more scar tissue will form. It might take a few weeks or months for the scar tissue to form.
@st150799 Thank you for the kind thoughts. I get nervous every time I have bad diarrhea or even a bad belly ache. I don't know what my bowels are going to do to me day to day or even by the hour some days. It's depressing and frustrating
@islandgirl1961 It’s hard trying to avoid the food’s that causes blockages. I’m sorry you had to go through it again. Just learn from what your doctors tell you and get a list of foods that you have to avoid. You can do this! Good luck!
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1 Reaction@nfm thanks for the words of encouragement. Same positive thoughts headed back to you.
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