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Has anyone been diagnosed with an Ileus?

Digestive Health | Last Active: Jul 21 5:22pm | Replies (19)

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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?

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My GI doctor is the one that prescribed Xifaxan. My PCP doesn't want to help me with my GI issues, so I only have my GI doctor. I can't do the breath test for SIBO because of my Short Bowel Syndrome, so I don't know for sure if I have SIBO but the MR enterography, CT enterography and small bowel follow through showed ileus. My GI doctor didn't have me go NPO.