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Has anyone been diagnosed with an Ileus?
Digestive Health | Last Active: Jul 21 5:22pm | Replies (19)Comment receiving replies
I have been having constant abdominal pain and constant nausea for a couple months. Doctors have done tests. Doctors now say it's ileus. My GI prescribed Xifaxan,he thinks it's caused by SIBO. Eating food doesn't change how I feel. Having bowel movements doesn't change how I feel. I have some swelling upper abdomen/lower chest area. No bloating, No gas,No indigestion.
Is taking Xifaxan the right way to treat ileus? I have short bowel syndrome. I only have 2ft of my small intestines left and I have all of my large intestines. Had a small bowel obstruction surgery in 2019.
I eat regular food (low fiber diet). I do LR IV fluids 5 times a week.
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@tjanet : That sounds like a step in the right direction. Can you let me know when that's scheduled and then what the health care practitioner recommends?
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@tjanet: I've seen by your prior posts you've had this abdominal pain for quite some time; this must be distressing to deal with. It appears there is some discrepancy in diagnosis now with perhaps the majority of your doctors stating you have ileus - or a stopping or loss of muscle tone of or in the intestines - vs. SIBO - an overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestines. Each has specific diagnostic criteria; for instance, for SIBO it is generally breath tests or direct culture- not imaging such as endoscopy. SIBO may be treated with Xifaxan; however, ileus is usually treated with bowel rest, intestinal decompression or other medications.
Have you consulted with all of your medical providers to obtain a consensus on the underlying pathology to get a better understanding of what treatment would be best indicated for you at this time based on the results of your testing?